A key element of the data foundation of the United States' health care system will undergo a major transformation in 2014. So, what is the Big Deal on ICD-10? The buzz is that it is all troubling and ...

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama signed legislation that delays the transition to ICD-10 coding by at least one year. In the wake of that announcement, providers, health insurers and others ...

Developed by ICD-10 coding experts at Contexo Media, the comprehensive course library serves as a robust “roadmap”, taking students from the basics of ICD-10 to proficiency in a matter of hours, not ...

has launched , a comprehensive training program to help hospitals ensure physicians, coders and other staff who are affected by the new coding standard are fully prepared before the October 2014 ...

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 ...

Medical Billers and Coders consistently updating themselves on industry requirements, is gearing up for ICD-10 and is launching an 87 week journey towards ICD-10 orientation today. Being more than two ...

Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report. Kim Reid, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I, director of ...

The QuadraMed Corporation of Reston, Va., has launched the Quantum Coding Simulator, an ICD-10-compliant encoder training tool designed to help coders and students gain proficiency in using ICD-10-CM ...

The American Health Information Management Association has launched new online courses to provide coders and other healthcare professionals with essential ICD-10 coding education in preparation of the ...

Why Become a Certified Medical Administrative Assistant? The healthcare field offers one of the leading areas of opportunities for career growth today. Within healthcare, specialized medical ...

The grace period legislation, HR 2652, titled "Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015," came out in early June and seeks to create a two-year grace period where healthcare ...