has launched , a comprehensive training program to help hospitals ensure physicians, coders and other staff who are affected by the new coding standard are fully prepared before the October 2014 ...

This week, healthcare organizations, subject to HIPAA compliance, must begin using ICD-10. “Organizations that are unprepared will face claim denials that will hurt their cash flow,” said John Olajide ...

Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report. Kim Reid, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, director of ...

Developed by ICD-10 coding experts at Contexo Media, the comprehensive course library serves as a robust “roadmap”, taking students from the basics of ICD-10 to proficiency in a matter of hours, not ...

Kathy DeVault, manager of professional practice resources at AHIMA, encourages practices to begin training coders and billers now on ICD-10 because of the amount of codes to learn, according to EHR ...

“Here at [redacted] we’ve decided to wait until next year to do anything more about ICD-10,” my friend and former colleague wrote in an email the other day. “The thinking is, why should we keep ...

With less than a year to prepare for PDPM, ICD-10 coding should be a primary target of education and training for providers. The codes selected and where they’re identified on the MDS will paint a ...

Pennsylvania-based health IT firm Precyse has struck a deal with Nashville's HealthStream to provide an ICD-10 education program for health care providers. The coursework, offered through Precyse ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...