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The transition to ICD-10 does not directly affect provider use of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.
Kathy DeVault, manager of professional practice resources at AHIMA, encourages practices to begin training coders and billers now on ICD-10 because of the amount of codes to learn, according to EHR ...
Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report.
AAPC has introduced online training modules for ICD-10-CM anatomy and pathophysiology as coders prepare for ICD-10 implementation, according to an AAPC report.
A survey by Contexo Media found 63. 8 percent of respondents had not started training staff on ICD-10 although 68. 5 percent said their staff needs training in anatomy and physiology for the new ...
Most providers associate clinical documentation improvement (CDI) with the transition to ICD-10 coding, however, CDI - a process in which care providers receive feedback from specialists who ...
With IOD's ICD-10 GYM, Methodist Healthcare's coders receive a customized coding library of their charts to practice for the impending ICD-10 implementation on Oct. 1, 2014. The training program ...
October 1 marks the end of a 1-year grace period that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established for the new diagnostic codes called ICD-10.
How, you ask? Well, the FY 2023 ICD-10 updates are now in effect. Therapists and the interdisciplinary team should take note of the added specificity we have long awaited to coding for dementia.