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By: Angela Carmichael for icd10monitor.com The primary benefit of the latest delay in the implementation of ICD-10 is that it allows ample time for additional preparation and testing. One element of preparation that should be on each provider’s to-do list is dual coding and clinical documentation improvement (CDI). The process and scope of any dual…
By Shideh Sedgh Bina for Becker’s Hospital Review Through extensive research into the thought-leading literature on the industry, as well as interviews with executives, physicians, policy makers and other stakeholders at the heart of the matter, Insigniam has distinguished ten disruptive forces in healthcare, which healthcare leaders will need to address in their strategies if…
By Gabriel Perna for Healthcare Informatics For many, the delay of the ICD-10 transition will require major revisions to their implementation plan. For others, the changes will be minor. Some won’t change a thing. A recent webinar, hosted by the Weymouth, Mass.-based consulting firm, Beacon Partners, articulated this discrepancy while providing tips to providers that…
A silver lining: a chance to re-energize efforts around broader strategic imperatives By Bonnie S. Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS for Advance for Health Information Professionals While some are relieved, the majority of hospital organizations are frustrated with the continued delay of ICD-10 implementation, given all the time, energy and resources that have been devoted…
By Robert Anglen for azcentral.com Eileen Schraan’s doctor told her to call 911. The 86-year-old woman had complained of shortness of breath and pain in her jaw, classic heart-attack symptoms. She was loaded into an ambulance and rushed to the emergency room. Schraan was kept under observation for three days last year at Banner Baywood…
Carrie Pallardy for Beckersasc.com The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed the new deadline for the switch to ICD-10 as Oct. 1, 2015. Here are five things to know about the new implementation date and the healthcare industry’s response. 1. The law that derailed 2014 implementation. On March 31, the U.S. Senate passed the…
By Michael Brozino for Government HealthIT The first quarter of 2014 is over and yet we are still witnessing EHR system vendors asking the government for more time, or to lessen the certification demands, for Stage 2 of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Meaningful Use of EHRs program. What’s even more frustrating…
By Dave Baumgardner, Director of Information Management, Union Hospital, for Health Management Technology Speech technology improves productivity and reduces costs for community hospital. Union Hospital’s investments in digital dictation and transcription over the years have not only improved its documentation productivity and reduced costs, but have also helped prepare our hospital for the upcoming ICD-10…
By Becky DeGrosky, Product Manager at TruCode & Chris Casto, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Dolbey for Advance for Health Information Professionals Computer-assisted coding and encoder technology are changing workflow for ICD-10 readiness. The medical coding career has not experienced a significant change event since the introduction of DRGs in 1984. For decades,…
By: Bernie Monegain, Editor for HealthcareITNews.com The American Health Information Management Association’s 2014 ICD-10 and Computer Assisted Coding Summit April 22-23 in the nation’s capital featured the latest industry reaction to the ICD-10 delay. Summit participants had the chance to share opinions in a real-time poll conducted via text that addressed a variety of key…