Why SNOMED cannot replace the ICD-10-CM/PCS code sets
Date: Feb 18, 2013I'm not a fan of the American Medical Association's (AMA) quest for an ICD-10 alternative because I don't believe they're serious. But I hope they don't take Jon Handler's idea to abandon ICD-10 coding and use SNOMED-CT. Read »
Does your EHR support ICD-10 codes?
Date: Nov 01, 2012 If you're purchasing an electronic health record (EHR) system to qualify for the Read »
The good, the bad and the debate of the ICD-10 deadline delay
Date: Aug 02, 2012 At this point it seems a bit strange to debate whether the ICD-10 implementation should be delayed. It's kind of like debating an impending thunderstorm.
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Can you trust an EHR to accurately assign a medical code?
Date: Jul 09, 2012 If laughter is the best medicine, then the American Medical Association (AMA) is going to keep me very healthy.
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Maybe your ICD-10 steering committee isn't doing enough
Date: May 21, 2012 Maybe you don't need an ICD-10 steering committee to plan your transition and implementation. It looks like healthcare providers are going to need a comprehensive steering committee.
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Another medical association takes a stand on the ICD-10 deadline
Date: May 15, 2012 Apparently the physicians in Tennessee are not as vigorously opposed to ICD-10 coding as the physicians in the rest of the country.
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Looks like CAC and meaningful use to have big impact on ICD-10 transition
Date: Apr 27, 2012 There were two items that seemed to dominate the conversation about ICD-10 this week.
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Time to consider ICD-10 implementation and meaningful use integration again
Date: Apr 26, 2012 Let's talk about integrating meaningful use and ICD-10 implementation.
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HIT challenges that plague healthcare providers
Date: Feb 10, 2012 While it may be possible to manage Meaningful Use and ICD-10 implementation as complementary projects, it's not easy.
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Why Meaningful Use and ICD-10 implementation projects aren't working together
Date: Jan 31, 2012 There's a way to soften the impact that ICD-10 implementation has on your budget. It involves working on ICD-10 and Meaningful Use compliance as the same project.
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