Although the adoption of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS keeps getting pushed back as other initiatives like HIPAA transactions take priority, health plans are convinced the transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedure coding system presents an opportunity to drive their IT initiatives. Read »

The debate concerning the leap from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is over. After a months long tug-of-war pitting physicians’ groups, such as The Medical Group Management Association, against the Advance Medical Technology Association, American Hospital Association and American Health Information Management Association, the Department of Health and Human Services has released the long-awaited ICD-10 code set and has established a new compliance date of Oct. 1, 2013. Read »