A key element of the data foundation of the United States' health care system will undergo a major transformation in 2014. So, what is the Big Deal on ICD-10? The buzz is that it is all troubling and ...

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 ...

Engaging in dual coding as the deadline to transition to ICD-10 moves closer to reality is not an optimal strategy, according to Walter Houlihan, director of health information management and clinical ...

What do they really need to know to move to this “10” coding structure? What about the practice managers; what do they need to know and do? And when? Having designed several healthcare IT training ...

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 ...

American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group launched its program to train coders as ICD-10 Inpatient Certified Coding Specialists. The need for coders may drastically increase with the onset ...

Healthcare providers probably will want to outsource their ICD-10 training to Goldilocks. They don't want to start training medical coders too late or they won't be able to code medical claims ...

You've got to train, you've got to do a certain number, and you've got to continue to do a certain number to maintain competence. He added, "These are not devices that should be implanted casuallythat ...

Optum ICD-10 Core Education delivers comprehensive training to prepare physicians, coders and other staff affected by the transition to ICD-10 Three levels of instruction introduce ICD-10 concepts, ...