The number of diagnosis codes has expanded from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes, with 78 percent of ICD-9 diagnosis codes mapping 1-to-1 with an ICD-10 code, either exactly or approximately.

Healthcare providers have more work to do than setting and sticking to a timeline to create a smooth ICD-10 transition, according to Government Health IT. Here are five areas to pay close attention to ...

The switch from coding set ICD-9 to ICD-10 has the potential to improve hospitals’ revenue cycle efficiency, coding accuracy and ability to track data, but only if done right. Hospitals need to ...

Ready or not, ICD-10 is coming. On Oct. 1, 2015, the healthcare industry will — barring any unforeseen circumstances — transition to using ICD-10 codes for billing and services. With the entire ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio In this issue, Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDE ...

For the last couple weeks I’ve been on a search for software based coding tools that are used for coding ICD-10 diagnosis codes for the purpose of claims submission. I’m looking for something better ...

The fiscal year 2021 update to the ICD-10-CM code set introduced new codes to describe cytokine release syndrome (CRS), also known as a cytokine storm. A version of this article was first published ...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuadraMed ® Corporation, a leading provider of healthcare technologies and services that improve the quality, safety and efficiency of patient care, today announced a ...

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that Summit Health, headquartered in Chambersburg, Pa., has deployed Clintegrity 360™ │ Computer-Assisted ...