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 coming year will no doubt be a big one for healthcare IT. If even half the media coverage devoted to predicting which way the healthcare winds will blow in the coming months turns out to be accurate, health care and technology providers across the board will have their hands full. Industry experts have been saying for years that information technology will set healthcare free, and all indicators seem to suggest that IT’s time has come. Whether it arrives like a lamb or a lion is another matter. Read »

A report published recently by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute suggests that if adoption of healthcare IT is desired, countries that do not already do so should build incentives for IT investment into their payment formulas. Read »

Growing up, I remember someone telling me that if you want to know what people think, ignore what they say and focus on the things they do. Words, after all, can be dressed-up, massaged, twisted, manipulated, etc., to suit all manners of convenience, whereas actions, once committed, are undeniable. Read »