We have clinical informatics staff supporting our physicians in using the new physician support tools to identify the proper ICD-10 codes that are available, like online radios that were created ...

CMS attempts to answer some of those questions in a new video, “Coding for ICD-10-CM: More of the Basics,” that reviews basic information over the new coding system set to be integrated ...

ICD-10-CM codes must be submitted to the payer in order for a health care provider to receive reimbursement for medical services.

The use of ICD-10 diagnosis codes in dental practice is still in its infancy period. However, the growing use is directly related to increases in government-related dental benefits programs, such as ...

Starting Oct. 1, the day ICD-10 goes into effect, CMS' fraud prevention system will use data from the new code set to identify patterns that could indicate fraud, according to a Healthcare Finance ...

Post misleads on medical codes Medical experts told USA TODAY the post exaggerates the use of ICD-10 medical codes by health care professionals and other entities.

However, the DSM-5 codes will have to reflect those from the ICD-10-CM because use of the ICD-10-CM becomes mandatory by all health professionals in October 2013.

Whether the adoption of an already two-decade-old coding system is going to meaningfully transform care is certainly up for debate. But as a proxy for the HIT industry’s ability to handle change on ...

Post misleads on medical codes Medical experts told USA TODAY the post exaggerates the use of ICD-10 medical codes by health care professionals and other entities.