ICD-10 conversion had minimal impact on hospitals’ denial rates, report finds

Written by Kelly Gooch | June 29, 2016 After three delays and much industry opposition, the United States' healthcare industry transitioned Oct. 1, 2015, to ICD-10, increasing the number of…

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Good, Bad Trends in ICD-10 Coding Accuracy: Early 2016 Data Revealed

Written by Eileen Dano Tkacik | Monday, 20 June 2016 20:00 A recent data set gathered from 300 coders at 50 health systems was revealing with regard to ICD-10 coding…

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ICD-101: Learn how to improve ICD-10 coding productivity

by CARL NATALE - ICD 10 Watch.com - 10:32 AM Learning the  ICD-10-CM/PCS code set is going to take a lot of time. Cutting back on training is tempting when the…

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The State of ICD-10 Implementation: Calm, and Qualms

Now at almost the 9-month mark, the implementation of the new ICD-10 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and. Related Health Problems, 10th Revision) diagnostic codes by physician practices resembles a…

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