Is the AMA going to learn to stop worrying and love ICD-10 implementation?
Date: May 17, 2013 The American Medical Association (AMA) broke up its infatuation with ICD-11 coding this week.
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ICD-11 is coming in 2015 - sort of
Date: Apr 26, 2013 Donna Pickett, medical systems administrator at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Center for Health Statistics, updates the 2013 AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS and Computer-Assisted Coding Summit on the development of ICD-11.
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Why it's a good thing that ICD-10 is an antiquated code set
Date: Jan 11, 2013 I'm shocked (Shocked!) to learn that the American Medical Association still is campaigning to stop ICD-10 implementation. What's not to love about 144,000 medical codes?
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Time to leapfrog over the debate, into an ICD-10 transition plan
Date: Aug 31, 2012 In a way, the final rule on the Oct. 1, 2014, deadline for ICD-10 compliance didn't change anything.
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How to ensure a smoother ICD-11 implementation
Date: Aug 30, 2012 No, that isn't a typo. I am writing about how to implement the ICD-11 code set today.
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CMS considered 4 options for the ICD-10 deadline
Date: Aug 28, 2012 When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) gathered public comment on the proposed rule to delay ICD-10 compliance, it considered four options.
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CMS offers tips on assembling an ICD-10 project team
Date: Aug 03, 2012 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sent an email this week with tips on assembling a project team responsible for overseeing the ICD-10 planning and implementation process.
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How much will ICD-10 implementation really cost?
Date: Jun 29, 2012 I just read an interesting item out of the HFMA conference in Las Vegas this week.
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Some ICD-10 opponents easier to understand than others
Date: Jun 27, 2012 I understand why the American Medical Association (AMA) membership is vigorously opposed to ICD-10 implementation.
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Medical codes aren't the only change coming
Date: Jun 22, 2012 It's hard to focus on ICD-10 implementation without looking at the big picture.
And I'm defining the big picture as how healthcare organizations do business.
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