ICD-9 news from FierceHealthIT
NewsPatient-tracking database shows promise for emergency general surgery
A patient-tracking database geared toward emergency general surgery would improve patient outcomes and create a resource for studying outcomes, according to a study recently published in the Journal 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...
ICD-10 transition proving complex, expensive for hospitals
The transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set will be expensive and difficult, industry observers agree in a recent Computerworld article. The average hospital will spend between $2 million and $5 Read more...
AHA official: ICD-10 the 'DNA' of future DRG payments
You may be neck-deep in an EHR implementation in hopes of scoring American Recovery and Reinvestment Act incentive payments, but don't forget about the coming transition to ICD-10 coding. "To put it Read more...
CMS offers fact sheet explaining ICD-9 to ICD-10 changes
With healthcare providers across the U.S. working like maniacs to meet the upcoming deadline for switching from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding--a closer-than-it-seems October 1, 2013--CMS has extended a Read more...
ICD-10 deadline moved up, but work still begins
In a decision that brought relief to CIOs and business managers throughout the healthcare system, HHS has moved the deadline for moving all coding to ICD-10 CM up to October 1, 2013 from a prior Read more...
CIOs don't feel prepared for ICD-10
Now here's a big surprise: A new trade group survey has found that healthcare CIOs are a bit worried about the coming switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 code sets. The survey, which was conducted by the Read more...
AHA, Premier back ICD-10 adoption plan
While many industry organizations are up in arms, it seems that the American Hospital Association is ready to back the Read more...
Study: CMS code changes will increase costs
CMS' proposed upgrades to the current International Classification of Disease codes, or ICD-9, will be more expensive to implement than expected, according to a study commissioned by Nachimson Read more...
Doctors, health plans want longer ICD-10 timeline
A growing list of healthcare organizations, including the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), American Medical Association and America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), are raising objections Read more...
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