The ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets will be implemented on Oct. 1, 2014 – and on that date medical practices and their billing service companies, clearinghouses, and all covered entities and payers will need to use ICD-10 codes....Read More »
More than 40% of facilities without CDI programs in place expect to launch one in 2013, according to a survey from TrustHCS, presented by the company’s president, Torrey Barnhouse, during AHIMA’s ICD-10-CM/PCS and CAC Summit held in Baltimore this April.Read More »
CMS got an earful during a listening session regarding electronic health records (EHRs) held Friday, May 3. The session focused on systems and billing, and featured feedback from AHIMA, the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA), among others.Read More »
Can’t make it to the 6th Annual ACDIS conference? Listen in to a series of broadcasts by ICD-10 Monitorhttp://icd10monitor.com/ for all the highlights from Nashville. The broadcasts will take place live from the conference exhibit hall, May 21-23....Read More »
Whether you are just beginning your career as a CDI professional, or have been a CDI specialist for many years, there are days when you just feel like talking things over with a fellow professional. That’s just one reason networking can be so valuable.Read More »
A number of new CDI materials will be available at the HCPro booth (unless noted) throughout the conference including the recently released The Clinical Documentation Improvement Guide to ICD-10, Second Editionand The Physician Queries Handbook, Second Edition.
