HIPAA 5010 news from FierceHealthIT
NewsStudy: Urgency, organization lacking for providers in ICD-10 transition
Providers need to put more of an emphasis on planning and organization when it comes to large implementation efforts such as ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010, researchers from Georgetown University and the Read more...
CMS delays HIPAA enforcement until March
Providers can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday announced the agency will delay enforcement of the required Health Insurance Read more...
Break the silos for successful ICD-10 transition
Despite a deadline that is roughly two years away, providers throughout the nation are in scramble mode to prepare for the change from ICD-9 to ICD-10. But providers aren't the only ones impacted by Read more...
Even if vendors aren't ready, providers must plan for 5010/ICD-10 switch
Healthcare providers need to switch to HIPAA 5010 transactions by January 1, 2012, meaning they ought to be testing their systems with the new standards by the beginning of 2011, based on Read more...
EHRs aren't mandatory, but ICD-10 soon will be
The nation's mass conversion to electronic health records isn't the only seismic shift on the horizon in health IT. Even before the economic stimulus legislation passed earlier this year, healthcare Read more...
BCBS Association says new ICD-10 deadline is 'unworkable'
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has become yet another healthcare organization Read more...
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