To help healthcare providers prepare for ICD-10, CMS has released new checklists and timelines for small and medium provider practices, large provider practices, small hospitals and payers. These resources are designed to give a high-level understanding of what the ICD-10 transition requires and how each provider’s ICD-10 preparations compare with recommended time frames. Many […]
Saying it wanted to give customers sufficient time to meet the October, 2014 transition to ICD-10, First Databank announced Monday the availability of the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases code set ICD-10-CM (clinical modification) and ICD-10-PCS (procedure coding system) within FDB MedKnowledge™, the company’s proprietary clinical drug knowledge database. Details about how […]
When CMS announced last week that it had given in to the strong concerns of “some provider groups” and delayed the deadline for ICD-10 compliance one year to October 1, 2014, it did not mention the American Medical Association (AMA) but the inference was there for the taking. (Click here for the complete CMS statement.) […]
