Last August, HHS issued a final rule that officially changed the ICD-10 compliance date for all hospitals and healthcare providers to Oct. 1, 2014, and providers may not have been the only group ...

It has never been clearer – physician practices must be able to code in ICD-10 to bill for services and procedures on and after Oct. 1, 2014 or they will likely see a cash flow interruption, ...

One of most exciting aspects of the HITECH Act is that it’s supposed to encourage portability of medical information across EHR software, hospitals, clinics and even state lines. Unfortunately, we’re ...

I don't mean to pick on healthcare IT vendors, but they're going to be in the hot seat in 2014, according to the results of a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) ICD-10 survey. When asked ...

Medical practices need all vendors to be ICD-10 ready by the Oct. 1, 2014, deadline to ensure a complete and seamless transition, according to ICD-10 Watch. After getting these questions answered, ...

The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society is asking vendors to participate in a vendor-readiness project around ICD-10 compliance, according to a Cardiovascular Business report. HIMSS is ...

Working in a hospital IT department is no walk in the park. Complying with federal regulations such as meaningful use and ICD-10 have most IT teams strapped, stressed and constantly shifting their ...