In a move that heralds sweeping change in how medical bills are coded, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposed regulation to change the ICD-9 code sets with ICD-10 code ...

First Databank, a provider of drug knowledge for medication-related decisions and patient outcomes, accounted the release of ICD-10 procedure coding system within its MedKnowledge drug knowledge ...

Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients and ...

If you think you can wait until 2013 to evaluate your system processes and work protocols for the ICD-10 implementation, think again! The ICD-10 implementation doesn’t mean you simply need to purchase ...

Key Takeaways Understanding codes on medical bills can help avoid billing mistakes.Healthcare providers use CPT, HCPCS, and ICD codes for services and diagnoses.Wrong codes can lead to unpaid claims ...

Earlier this year, payers and providers were scrambling to figure out how to transition from ICD-9 codes to the new ICD-10 system by the original deadline of October 1, 2013. Considering the amount of ...

The latest trend in the ICD-10 saga appears to be introducing bills that would allow for a grace period or safe harbor surrounding the Oct. 1 implementation date. One such bill was introduced in May ...

Background and goal: The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system standardizes diagnostic codes globally, enabling accurate comparisons of health data. This study investigated regional ...

Cardiovascular health Researchers sought to determine CV event occurrence in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors and assess the accuracy of diagnosis by ICD code compared with ...

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CMS has provided ICD-10-CM coding updates for fiscal year 2020 that include 273 additions 21 deletions and 30 revisions, according to the American Health Information Management Association. 2. H8141 ...

ICD-11 made something of a surprise appearance this week. Hospital executives and staff reading that the next iteration of the International Classification of Diseases system will contain a new code ...