Engaging in dual coding as the deadline to transition to ICD-10 moves closer to reality is not an optimal strategy, according to Walter Houlihan, director of health information management and clinical ...

Dual coding may be necessary to help practices implement ICD-10, but it will also cost money and productivity, according to a Government Health IT report. Dual coding allows for the assessment of both ...

Dual coding refers to using ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes at the same time. When will providers use dual coding for ICD-10? Here are three tips on the dual coding from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Dual coding is probably the best idea to support the ICD-10 transition that many healthcare providers may not be able to afford. Here's why. First, providers must have the healthcare IT systems that ...

Expert, outsourced coders from H.I.M. ON CALL perform ICD-10 coding via remote or onsite options; allowing the hospitals' internal coding team to focus on day-to-day production or ICD-10 training, ...

On March 31, Congress passed a bill to address the sustainable growth rate for physician reimbursement, which also included language to delay the ICD-10 implementation date by at least one year. After ...

INTEROPERABILITY BILL EMERGES FROM CONGRESS: A new, congressionally appointed advisory committee would create a standard for interoperability that EHR systems would be required to meet by 2018 to ...

Correction: A previous version of this story said that the bill would require CMS to accept dual coding of claims. Rep. Diane Black (Tennessee) has introduced a bill requirning an 18-month transition ...

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When the clock ticks in a new month and the entire healthcare industry is thereby mandated to begin using the new ICD-10 code set, there will most likely be glitches here and there. But given the ...

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