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AMA Continues Onslaught of ICD-10

by Fred Pennic 01/31/2012 Leave a Comment

The AMA(American Medical Association) has upped the stakes in the fight against ICD-10 recently writing a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to stop HIPAA’s required implementation of ICD-10 and to call on stakeholders to assess an appropriate replacement for ICD-9.  AMA is stating that the implementation of ICD-10 will create no additional burdens on the practice of medicine and have no direct benefit to individual patient care, as physicians struggle with other costly transitions associating
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Interview Podcast: ICD-10 Best Practices with Connie Tohara Vol. 2

by Fred Pennic 01/23/2012 1 Comment

October 1, 2013 is less than 2 years away leaving healthcare providers faced with the daunting task of making the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Many organizations have already started to prepare for the implementation while the majority have not begun any preparations until the deadlines looms closer.  HIT Consultant recently spoke with Connie Tohara, Director of Health Information at University of Utah Hospital and Karen Ferrell, Director, Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD)
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Interview Podcast: ICD-10 Best Practices with Connie Tohara Vol. 1

by Fred Pennic 01/16/2012 1 Comment

October 1, 2013 is less than 2 years away leaving healthcare providers faced with the daunting task of making the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Many organizations have already started to prepare for the implementation while the majority have not begun any preparations until the deadlines looms closer.  HIT Consultant recently spoke with Connie Tohara, Director of Health Information at University of Utah Hospital and Karen Ferrell, Director, Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD)
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Webinar: 3M ICD-10 Imperatives for Education and Code Translation

by Fred Pennic 01/04/2012 Leave a Comment

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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Video: The Biggest Challenges HIM Depts Are Facing

by Fred Pennic 11/07/2011 Leave a Comment

  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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