(This sponsored blog was written by Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStream.)If you work in any healthcare environment, you know how inundated we have become with information around ICD-10 - most of it leaning toward the negative end of the spectrum. Yes, there is a lot to learn. Yes, there are time and financial burdens involved. ...

(This sponsored blog was written by Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStream.) According to a recent survey conducted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), an industry leader on the use of healthcare IT to improve the exchange of healthcare information, healthcare facilities as a whole are not on track for a ...

(This sponsored blog was written by Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStream.) Many think ICD-10 is only a coding problem, but the true challenge of ICD-10 is the need for increasing specificity and granularity in documentation in order to receive optimal reimbursement, meet all reporting requirements, and most accurately reflect ...

(This sponsored blog was written by Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStream.)With small and medium practices in mind, CMS has put together the following checklist of ICD-10 tasks, including estimated timeframes for each task. Depending on your organization, many of these tasks can be performed on a compressed timeline or performed ...

(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Sondra Bruderer, MHA) If you were to walk into almost any healthcare organization's business office, you would probably find that staff and Accounts Receivables (A/R) follow the traditional payer-centric model. There is typically the ''Government Team'' (Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare), the ...

By Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStreamAlthough nearly all healthcare providers are aware of the Oct. 1, 2014, deadline, studies show that most are unprepared for this transition. Recognizing that these changes require widespread education and planning initiatives beyond just the coding population, Centers for Medicare and ...

HIM's longstanding struggle with physician documentation is well understood and globally recognized. The challenges associated with securing complete, timely, and accurate documentation from physicians is fodder for HIM jokes nationwide. Yes, nine out of  10 coders around the water cooler agree ... physicians are a tough bunch. So with ICD-10 ...

By Lee Ann Bryant, associate product manager, HealthStream.The decision has been made to move forward with your ICD-10 education and training, but the transition process is just beginning. Some lingering questions might be ... ''Where will we look for our education?''''How will we manage all of these changes while ensuring our employees are ...

Maintaining good documentation in your files is essential because CMS audits are not going away and most likely will occur more often in 2013. What types of audits could a company expect from CMS? Diagnostic coding Utilization review Prospective audit Retrospective Audit While none of the audits is less important, the pre-payment review ...

(Editor's Note: This guest blog was written by Angela Carmichael of Pyramid Healthcare Solutions) After a thorough assessment of one's current CDI program, health information managers (HIMs) then must address eight essential ''to-dos'' to ensure successful transition to ICD-10. Ensuring clinical data and revenue integrity under ICD-10 ...