ICD-10 Implementation Best Practices
Revenue impact of ICD-10
ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes & Procedure Codes
Benefits of using ICD-10 procedure codes, review of ICD-9 procedure codes and the issues for health care providers and payers
ICD-10 Training Leaves Health Care Leaders “Shell Shocked”
Many health care leaders believe that their organizations have the move to the new medical coding standard ICD-10 under control. Then they attend a training session. "When we complete the training, many organizations are shell shocked," said an executive with a leading ICD-10 training firm. Most have completely under estimated the time, cost, and skills required to perform the ICD-10 conversion and implementation.
Health Care Reform is a Journey Not an Event
The recent passage of national health care reform legislation is an important milestone in the process of moving toward providing millions of Americans with access to health insurance. However, significant…
ICD-10 Implementation – CMS Says “All States at High Risk”
Today at the WEDI ICD-10 Forum in Fairfax Virginia, Robert L. Guenther, Technical Director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services concluded that "All States are at high risk" in terms of their ability to complete CMS requirements at a state level to implement ICD-10. The key issue will focus not on technical, IT oriented approaches but on leadership
ICD-10 – People, Process & Technology
The significant increase in code classifications will affect how departments function within themselves, with each other and with outside organizations. As payers take the time to become educated about ICD-10 and 5010, it becomes clear that the impacts are not contained within one area of the business, such as claims.
ICD-10 – A New Sheriff in Town – Penalties as well as Benefits
There is a carrot as well as a stick with new regulations surrounding ICD-10 as well as CORE Operating rules.
10 Steps to a Successful ICD-10 Assessment and ICD-10 Transition
ICD-10 Assessments should lead to actionable approaches using an ICD-10 Financial Risk Assessment, ICD-10 Business roadmap, ICD-10 training for coders, ICD-10 training for physicians, ICD-10 specialty training, ICD-10 vendor readiness,…
ICD-10 Benefits
Benefits of ICD-10 in health care - more detailed descriptions of the patient condition and the procedures to treat the patient.
ICD-10 Best Practices for the transition
ICD-10 best practices approach for making a successful transition
ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 and Health Care Reform
No World Borders believes that the clock is ticking on important implementation deadlines for electronic health care and claims compliance dates, and these changes only delay that process. Many health care companies are still asking “What is HIPAA 5010” when they should be asking “how fast can we implement HIPAA 5010.” The new EDI standard enables improved data and provides the foundation for the ICD-10 medical coding standard. These two initiatives have important implementation milestones. See www.noworldborders.com for more information on our home page.
Health Care Reform and Physician Availability
Complilation of health care reform developments at the Federal and State level.