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 ...

As healthcare practices transition to ICD-10, they may be talking to software vendors about installing a certified electronic health record system to qualify for EHR incentives, according to The ...

Recruitment is being spearheaded by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. They are looking for large payors to participate in initial ...

While the latest delay of ICD-10 has created some confusion, the CEO of AHIMA says providers, payers, and other stakeholders are doing what they can to prepare staff. Those that can afford it will try ...

> The American College of Radiology last month elected Albert Blumberg, M.D., to serve as its new president. Blumberg, vice chair of the department of radiation oncology at Greater Baltimore Medical ...

Healthcare providers need to switch to HIPAA 5010 transactions by January 1, 2012, meaning they ought to be testing their systems with the new standards by the beginning of 2011, based on ...