February 11, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has submitted a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Acting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to reiterate strong support for maintaining the October 1, 2014 revised date for nationwide adoption of ICD-10.
January 8, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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A new report from the Orem, Utah-based research company, KLAS, found that providers are reassessing their go-forward health information management (HIM) strategies accompanying ICD-10 to address new challenges around organizational consolidation or expansion, electronic medical records (EMRs) and other HIM technology implementations.
November 14, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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Various statewide California-based healthcare providers and payers have formed an ICD-10 Collaborative, aimed at helping reducing the time and costs associated with implementing the ICD-10 codeset. The collaborative, which is being headed by leaders from the Irvine, Calif.based healthcare IT consulting firm, Atrilogy Solutions Group, will look to raise awareness, share best practices, provide testing, and give support to smaller providers.
October 10, 2012
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HIMSS G7, a World Bank-endorsed, sponsor-led initiative from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), is focusing on effective implementation of ICD-10 in its latest advisory report, “Implementing ICD-10 by the Compliance Date: A Call to Action.” The report includes “actionable steps” healthcare stakeholders can take to successful comply with the ICD-10 code-set in time for the Oct. 1, 2014 deadline.
September 5, 2012
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According to a survey, the majority of providers are greatly concerned about the transition to the ICD-10 code set. The survey, conducted by Marietta, Ga.-based Nuesoft Technologies, called “Attitudes Toward the Transition to ICD-10 and ANSI-5010,” surveyed 480 of physicians, administrators, office managers and billers, and 96 percent of the respondents reported that they are concerned about the potential impact of the transition to ICD-10.
August 27, 2012
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently confirmed the CMS' decision to delay the compliance date for transition to the ICD-10 code set by one year, from Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2014. The announcement, making the delay official, has prompted reactions from across the industry, as various associations have submitted their official responses to the news.
August 24, 2012
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In announcing a final rule on administration simplification around the establishment of a unique health plan identifier, the Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 24 also confirmed the shift to Oct. 1, 2014 of the required date of compliance with the transition to the new ICD-10 coding system.
August 13, 2012
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on ICD-10 readiness, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. The ICD-10 readiness assessment will include 1,200 total respondents, and will look to understand the progress of the different sectors impacted by ICD-10 such as providers and payers.
July 5, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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In this podcast, Mike Costa, senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a Naperville, Ill.-based health IT consulting firm, talks with Healthcare Informatics Associate Editor Gabriel Perna about the ICD-10 transition. Over the past year, the transition to ICD-10 has remained a prominent issue in the health policy landscape, affecting providers, payers, and state and federal agencies alike. With the uncertainty surrounding ICD-10 hanging over head, Costa talks about several issues pertaining to ICD-10 including why he thinks providers are resisting it so adamantly.
June 27, 2012
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The U.S. Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs have reached an agreement with Salt Lake City-based 3M Health Information Systems to make the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary (HDD) freely available as open-source content and software.
June 26, 2012
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A survey from the Englewood, Colo.-based Medical Group Management Association and its American College of Medical Practice Executives (ACMPE), found that medical practice professionals say managing finances with the uncertainty of Medicare reimbursement rates is their greatest challenge. The survey, "Medical Practice Today: What members have to say," looked at the biggest daily professional challenges and their struggles cited by medical practice professionals in a medical group setting.
June 20, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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How important is it for both payers and providers to collaborate with each other when undertaking the momentous ICD-10 transition? I recently picked the brain of Sharon Perkins, director of information systems at the small Texas-based HMO, El Paso First Health Plan, to find out a payer executive’s take.
