Recent Podcasts

Podcast: On the advent of a master data management ICD-10 appliance

HighPoint Solutions this week released the ICD-10 appliance that we previously reported on in this exclusive. Now, ICD10Watch editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Pamela Ruebelmann, vice president of healthcare at HighPoint Solutions to discuss the vendor’s realization that it should treat ICD-10 under the master data management umbrella, and how that thinking resulted in such a software-hardware combination.

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: The AAPC's 'ICD-10 Changes Everything' campaign

Rhonda Buckholtz, vice president of business and member development at the American Academy of Professional Coders speaks with ICD10Watch editor Tom Sullivan about the AAPC’s new "ICD-10 Changes Everything" initiative, her recommendations for preparing, and a contingency plan.  

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: On coder shortages and other ICD-10 challenges

ICD10Watch editor Tom Sullivan talks with Cortnie Simmons, the recently-appointed director of ICD-10 program management and compliance at Precyse Solutions about the issues healthcare organizations face, particularly regarding a potential dearth of coders,  and handling what is destined to become historical ICD-9 data once the October 1, 2013 compliance day comes.

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: The upside of sibling rivarly between HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10

ICD10Watch host Tom Sullivan speaks with Sharon Perkins, director of IT and HIPAA security officer at El Paso First Health Plan, in which Sharon discusses what she’s learned along the way to HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, and why it might not be bad that HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 initiatives actually compete against each other within her healthcare organization.

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: Proper planning for ICD-10 training

Deborah Grider, vice president of strategic development at the American Academy of Professional coders speaks with ICD10Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan about ICD-10 training, the superficial panic mode some folks are trying to create, and how long you should expect the training to actually take. 

 

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: Leveraging ICD-10 to clean up the business

Mark Williams, a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers healthcare unit, speaks with ICD10Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan about the ways health organizations can use the ICD-10 conversion to actually better their business.

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: Understanding business impacts of HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10

Stanley Nachimson, co-chair of WEDI's timeline initiative, speaks with ICD10Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan about fitting 5010 and ICD-10 into the big HIT picture along with ARRA, Meaningful Use, HIEs, privacy and security as well as the importance of grasping the ways in which 5010 and ICD-10 will change your business.

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: Interview with a coding guru

ICD10Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Kathy DeVault, a professional practice manager at AHIMA, to discuss the dangers healthcare organizations face when relying too heavily on vendors for the ICD-10 conversion, lessons the US can learn from other countries that have already made the move, and why we need two coding systems.  

Listen to this podcast

Podcast: Strategically implementing ICD-10

ICD-10 Watch community site editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Mike Arrigo, CEO of No World Borders about how providers and plans can strategically implement ICD-10, where they should be today, and lessons to be learned from countries that have already made the ICD-10 move.

Listen to this podcast