The following recorded webinar will provide insight into 3M's Translation Management tool and ICD-10 training program. The first 30 minutes of the webinar reviews 3M's Translation Management tool with the following agenda:
The second half of the 60 minute webinar provides an in-depth look at 3M's ICD-10 training program. The webinar helps answer the question of how ICD-10 training can help healthcare organizations understand what you don't know:
Some of the highlights from the 3M
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Guest Post: 5010 Discretionary Period
This guest post was provided by Brien Keller, Senior Manager of Santa Rosa Consulting, Inc.:
The recently announced 90-Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for the HIPAA transaction standards (ASC X12 Version 5010, NCPDP Telecom D.0, and NCPDP Medicaid Subrogation 3.0) is precisely as it is described…a Period of Enforcement Discretion. It is not a delay in the compliance deadline, nor is it an extension on the continued use of today’s HIPAA transactions standards.
There are three key
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Video: Why Everyone in Your Practice Needs Basic Medical Coding Training
In this new video podcast, Lyndsey Coats of Nuesoft speaks with Mary Pat Whaley, FACMPE, owner of Manage My Practice, LLC about the importance of education in medical coding and awareness for all members of the medical practice. Medical practices can be silos of duties and job descriptions, but to provide high-quality patient care those silos should be torn down (to a degree) so administrators, billers, nurses and doctors alike can come together and share knowledge. In this podcast we will
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AMA Votes to “Vigorously” Stop ICD-10
Yesterday, the House of Delegates of the American Medical Association voted "to work vigorously to stop implementation of ICD-10," according to the news release on AMA's website. AMA's presdient, Peter W. Camel, MD stated, "The implementation of ICD-10 will create significant burdens on the practice of medicine with no direct benefit to individual patients' care. At a time when we are working to get the best value possible for our health care dollar, this massive and expensive undertaking will
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Video: The Biggest Challenges HIM Depts Are Facing
While at AHIMA 2011, Connie Tohara, Director of HIM at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, sat down with Nuance Healthcare to discuss some of the biggest challenges the HIM departments are facing today.
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ICD-10 National Provider Call Video
In this ICD-10 National Provider Call on ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians, CMS subject matter experts discuss ways that physician offices can prepare for the change to ICD-10 for medical diagnosis and inpatient procedure coding. A question and answer session follows the presentations.
- ICD-10 requirements and resources overview - Mady Hue
- Implementation strategies for physician offices - Dr. Daniel Duvall
- Update on coverage conversion activities - Lisa Eggleston
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CMS Posts Timeline Widgets for HIPAA ICD-10/5010
In an effort to help healthcare providers, payers, and vendors meet HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, CMS has released detailed timeline widgets that are available for download for large providers, small providers, payers, and vendors. The widgets cover some of the essential activities that is needed to successfully make the transition to Version 5010 and ICD-10, as well as the estimated total duration needed.
It is important to note that every organization is unique, so these specific action items
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Case Study: Ahead of the Game with Computer-Assisted Coding
In this video, John Kemper, RHIA from St. Elizabeth Healthcare discusses their partnership with 3M for computer assisted coding tools and the numerous benefits including: Decreased discharge not final billed30% coding productivity increaseRevenue cycle and cash flow improvementICD-10 preparation
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ICD-10 Survey Shows Urgent Need for Education
J.A. Thomas and Associates (JATA) has announced results from an ICD-10 survey sent to its U.S. hospital client base. The ICD-10 Final Rule sets out a specific date, Oct. 1, 2013, by which all entities impacted by HIPAA must convert to and begin using new ICD-10 code sets. ICD-10 conversion means major changes in coding rules, terminology and structure and an eight-fold increase in the number of codes. Providers face both the prospect of productivity losses, and possibly,
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Webinar: ICD-10 PlayBook: New Tools for Successful Transformation
Date: 5/25/2011 Time:12:00:00 PM-1:30:00 PMCost: Free for HIMSS members Free for non-membersRegistration InformationDescription:Abstract: The ICD-10 implementation is one of the most complex and challenging federal mandates facing the US healthcare industry today. The HIMSS ICD-10 Playbook is a free, web-based guide to industry-best resources for providers. Maintained by leading ICD-10 experts, the Playbook addresses the gamut of ICD-10 challenges
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