Inflammatory arthritis codes increased 30-fold in the transition from the ninth to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9 and -10), yet few were used in clinical ...

The following is a summary of “ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition has not improved identification of rapidly progressing stage 3 and stage 4 chronic kidney disease patients: a diagnostic test study,” ...

Ways & Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas and 12 members of the House Ways and Means Committee today sent a letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator at the Centers ...

Another bill regarding ICD-10 has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. This one calls for a transition period—not a delay. Another bill regarding ICD-10 has been introduced into the ...

Introduction: For the past 30 years, the ICD-9 clinical code set has been used to assign diagnoses to clinical encounters in the United States. On October 1, 2015 reimbursement will be tied to ICD-10, ...

Because codes for Patient Safety Indicators often do not map directly from ICD-9 to ICD-10, the transition to ICD-10 may cause the frequency of adverse events to be misreported, according to a recent ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced yesterday that it would require the use of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10), set of diagnostic codes ...

For the most part, the largest U.S. healthcare providers have been very organized and prepared for ICD-10 implementation. Is there anything we can learn from their experience? New York University ...

In a Physicians Practice article, Lucien W. Roberts, a Virginia-based consultant, lays out six questions for providers to ask their clearinghouses as they prepare for the ICD-10 transition. 1. Our ...

Providers looking to learn more about ICD-10 and its impending transition are invited to attend the ICD-10 Basics webinar at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Aug. 22. The event is hosted by the Centers for Medicare & ...