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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ICD-10
Webinar: 3M ICD-10 Imperatives for Education and Code Translation
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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Xerox’s ACS Buys The Breakaway Group
ACS, a Xerox company has announced that it has acquired the software training company The Breakaway Group, adding a new cloud based service that will accelerate their adoption of Electronic Medical Records to help healthcare providers prepare for ICD-10 compliance and maximize their meaningful use funding.
Denver-based firm's technology, PromisePoint, allows caregivers to practice using an EMR just as they would in the hospital or doctor's office. By simulating their environment, they get
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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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Webinar: Are Your Financial Systems Prepared for ICD-10?
Complimentary Webinar by Firstsource: Are Your Financial Systems Prepared for ICD-10?
Learn How to Avoid Calamitous Damage to Your Bottom Line
ICD-10 will require changes for financial data management and billing, potentially causing cash flow challenges. Add to the mix ACOs, ARRA, EMRs and the rush to clinical integration and you have the potential for catastrophe.
So, have you evaluated how ICD-10 will require your financial systems to change? Do you have a plan?
Learn how you can
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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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HIMSS Virtual Briefing: Minimizing Risk and Exposure during the ICD-10 Conversion: Lessons from the Trenches
Date: October 12, 2011
There is no doubt that the conversion to ICD-10 on October 1, 2013 will impact virtually every aspect of your organization. As a health IT professional, your organization depends on you to ensure that the transition is successful. But do you have the tools, resources, and the knowledge to ensure that your organization’s risks are minimized? Are you ready to report to your Board of Directors that your exposure to the many financial and administrative impacts of this
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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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