Optum ICD-10 Core Education delivers comprehensive training to prepare physicians, coders and other staff affected by the transition to ICD-10 Three levels of instruction introduce ICD-10 concepts, ...

NueMD launched the ICD-10 Training Lab, an online tool that helps healthcare professionals get ready for the ICD-10 transition. 1. The tool has a robust code search as well as numerous training games.

This week, healthcare organizations, subject to HIPAA compliance, must begin using ICD-10. “Organizations that are unprepared will face claim denials that will hurt their cash flow,” said John Olajide ...

A survey by Contexo Media found 63.8 percent of respondents had not started training staff on ICD-10 although 68.5 percent said their staff needs training in anatomy and physiology for the new coding ...

1. Ask outsourced coding vendors for documentation on ICD-10 transition plans. Many ASCs outsource their coding to third-party vendors, meaning surgery center leaders must speak to vendors about their ...

On Oct. 1, 2013, ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedural coding system) will be implemented into the HIPAA mandated code, increasing the number of codes from around 13,600 under ...

Resources available for coders and other professionals to prepare for the expected October 2013 transition As the healthcare industry plans for the Oct. 1, 2013, implementation of the ICD-10-CM/PCS ...

Pennsylvania-based health IT firm Precyse has struck a deal with Nashville's HealthStream to provide an ICD-10 education program for health care providers. The coursework, offered through Precyse ...

The grace period legislation, HR 2652, titled "Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015," came out in early June and seeks to create a two-year grace period where healthcare ...