ICD-10 implementation has been firmly set for Oct. 1, a swiftly approaching date. Evelyn Pyrdol, Director of Patient Financial Services for Capital Digestive Care, tackles the issue of ICD-10 and ...

On Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedural coding system) will be implemented into the HIPAA mandated code, increasing the number of codes from around 13,600 under ...

It’s not too early for health systems and physicians to begin training for the ICD-10 transition that takes effect in October 2014, but fortunately, it’s also not too late, according to two ICD-10 ...

For years, the American Medical Association loudly raised concerns, to put it mildly, over the implementation of ICD-10 codes. But as an Oct. 1 deadline draws near for putting the codes in place, the ...

Unless there is another delay, the United States will transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all health care settings on October 1, 2015. This will not be a gradual transition as there will be no grace ...