The proposed rule to delay the compliance date for ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2014 is posted to the Federal Register, and there is only 1 week left in the 30-day comment period. When proposing the delay to ICD-10, HHS took into consideration feedback that some provider groups have concerns about their ability to meet the Oct. 1, 2013 ...

(Editor's Note: This blog posted by Jill Hoffman originally appeared on Executive Insight.)  The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has submitted a letter this week to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius regarding her recent announcement that HHS will initiate a process to postpone the ...

It’s hard to look your best when you are wearing too many hats.  While the business of health care struggles in a depressed economy and a revenue cycle containing a growing number of under and uninsured, pending government regulations such as HITECH, the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 conversions have produced, for many,  a ...

At the ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting  on Sept. 15, 2010, it was announced the committee had finalized the decision to implement a partial freeze for both ICD-9-CM codes and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes prior to implementation of ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2013. There was considerable support for this partial freeze. The ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a follow-up national provider conference call on ''ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment.'' Subject matter experts will review basic information on both ICD-10 and 5010 and explain how they are interrelated. A question and answer session will follow the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted on its website 11 new frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the ICD-10 Implementation. To access these FAQs, please visit the CMS ICD-10 web page, select the Medicare Fee-for-Service Provider Resources link on the left side of the page, scroll down the page to the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a national provider conference call on ''ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment'' on Tuesday, June 15, from noon to 2 p.m. EST. The conference call will be geared toward medical coders, physician office staff, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, ...