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.

Training and education are critical to comprehensive ICD-10 readiness programs, which also include assessment, coding, clinical documentation, reimbursement, technology and process management.

Summit Health is using Nuance Clintegrity 360 Computer-Assisted Coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement across both inpatient and outpatient set ...

Engaging in dual coding as the deadline to transition to ICD-10 moves closer to reality is not an optimal strategy, according to Walter Houlihan, director of health information management and ...

In an in2itive blog post, Dawn Houston, coding supervisor at in2itive the ICD-10 implementation delay to October 2015, and why this does not mean coders and their employers can procrastinate on ...