Effort to stop ICD-10 implementation gains foothold in U.S. Senate
Date: May 24, 2013 I'm not sure Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, got the memo from the American Medical Association (AMA) that they're working constructively with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on preparing physicians for ICD-10 implementation.
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Is the AMA going to learn to stop worrying and love ICD-10 implementation?
Date: May 17, 2013 The American Medical Association (AMA) broke up its infatuation with ICD-11 coding this week.
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Why do lampposts deserve an ICD-10 code?
Date: May 10, 2013 If you want to tell a good ICD-10 joke, you have plenty of punchlines to choose from.
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New website focuses on ICD-10 transition
Date: May 03, 2013 I have to admit that I like ADP AdvancedMD’s new ICD-10 website. It's geared toward private practices and packed with resources and a timeline.
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ICD-11 is coming in 2015 - sort of
Date: Apr 26, 2013 Donna Pickett, medical systems administrator at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Center for Health Statistics, updates the 2013 AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS and Computer-Assisted Coding Summit on the development of ICD-11.
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The road to ICD-10 is paved with queries
Date: Apr 19, 2013 Medical coders, clinical documentation specialists and physicians will have to work together to get to ICD-10 implementation.
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WEDI completes another ICD-10 readiness survey
Date: Apr 12, 2013 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has reported the results of its latest ICD-10 Industry Readiness Survey to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Why emotions will be a part of your ICD-10 transitions
Date: Apr 05, 2013 We are at the point when it's time to get serious about ICD-10 implementation planning.
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When are you going to start using ICD-10 codes?
Date: Mar 29, 2013 The secret to life is timing. And that holds true for ICD-10 project planning.
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The deadline is the deadline until it changes
Date: Mar 15, 2013 For some reason, there's a lot of time dedicated to what Marilyn Tavenner, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) acting director, said about the ICD-10 compliance deadline.
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