Y2K came and went, and it was quite a letdown for the “gloom and doomers.” Amidst the hype, it seemed like Y2K would have a huge impact on many aspects of our daily lives, but the clock struck 12:01 ...

Medical professionals shouldn’t discard the ICD-9 books too quickly after ICD-10 takes over, according to a Physicians Practice report. Most practices will have claims that were not entered into the ...

With the Oct. 1, 2013, implementation date for adopting the new ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes rapidly approaching, it is critical that practice leaders become aware of the impact this change will have on ...

A group of physicians and researchers examined the financial impact of third-party reimbursement as the definition for the ICD-9 arthroscopy code changed over time and published their results in The ...

Obviously, this is giving people more practice in ICD-10, which means that on the transition date, hopefully, the impact will be considerably less, because they will have been coding in ICD-10 for ...

Healthcare providers have more work to do than setting and sticking to a timeline to create a smooth ICD-10 transition, according to Government Health IT. Here are five areas to pay close attention to ...

With the flip of the calendar to 2012, the ICD-10 implementation deadline of Oct. 1, 2013, suddenly appears very closer. To be sure, the wheels are turning for the conversion of the current Medicare ...

Curtis Dubay, recognized as a leading expert on taxation issues, is a former research fellow in tax and economic policy. The House of Representatives recently passed H.R 4302, a temporary "fix" to the ...

Providers are waking up to the need for ICD-10 education, but "one of worst mistakes [they] could make would be to get the training too early in the year," says one expert. The move to ICD-10 ...