With the implementation of ICD-10, the number of diagnostic codes increased from 13,000 ICD-9 codes to 68,000 ICD-10 codes. The influx of codes brought a lot of apprehension, and many providers were ...

A CMS-developed ICD-10-CM course, available through CITI Program's training platform, helps non-coders improve ...

The Academy of Professional Coders has announced a comprehensive, five-year ICD-10 training plan, which is intended to guide providers, payors and coders through the ICD-10 implementation process, ...

Nonprofit conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation also believes ICD-10 should be delayed, adding its voice to growing opposition against the scheduled Oct. 1 rollout of the diagnostic coding ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) have released the updated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year ...

No two patients are the same. Furthermore, therapists know well that no two patients with dementia are ever the same. We have long awaited greater specificity in coding for the persons we serve daily ...

ICD-10 has 140,000 codes, compared with 18,000 for ICD-9. Doctors and hospitals have spent millions upgrading their computer systems. New codes could be coming in just three years. Dr. Kenneth Chern, ...