Five trends that will shape ICD-10 implementation in 2012

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I hate making predictions. Especially when they're about the future. Read »

HIT Opportunities: ICD-10 coding can lead to new career paths

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Medical coders aren't the only healthcare professionals who will get a boost from ICD-10 implementation. Read »

ICD-10 & CDI: Three tips to help physicians understand the need for improved documentation

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It is often said that healthcare providers need to improve their documentation in order to code properly for ICD-10 compliance. Read »

AAPC Survey: Medical coders report good income, career prospects

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The AAPC just released the results from its 2011 salary survey. Overall, the news is good. Read »

Week in Review: It's good to be a medical coder

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If you know medical coder who doesn't feel good about about his or her job, they aren't reading this blog. Read »

How ICD-10 can create opportunities for medical coders

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Kristi Stanton is looking forward to ICD-10 implementation because she sees it creating a lot of opportunity for medical coders. And she's not the only one. Read »

Week in Review: How ICD-10 implementation can change medical coding careers

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ICD-10 codes are supposed to transform the business of healthcare. That's going to change how some people will do their jobs. Read »

ICD-10 Granularity: Why you need to take advantage of the data

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Besides providing punchlines to amateur comedians, it isn't unreasonable to wonder why there are so many ICD-10-CM/PCS codes. Read »

Week in Review: A lot of ICD-10 news packed in 4 days

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Yes it was a week short on work days but not on ICD-10 news. Read »

ICD-10 Superbill: Will superbills survive ICD-10 implementation?

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If you're looking for something that will make work easier as an ICD-10 compliant medical practice, you can find your most used ICD-9 codes and translate them to ICD-10. Read »