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 ...

The American Health Information Management Association is transitioning its training course emphasis from ICD-9 to ICD-10, according to a Fierce Health IT report. Patt Peterson, director of education ...

If you haven't figured out an ICD-10 transition budget yet, it may be too late. But it's a good idea to get a handle on what it will cost you. Better late then never ...

SNOMED was so important to healthcare's switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 medical coding, ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, MD says, that he was willing to support the one-year delay to achieve the necessary ...