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ICD-10

Getting Ready for ICD-10

The following slideshow highlights keypoints from the article, Getting Ready for ICD-10, by Kevin Weinstein. ...More
2 weeks ago
Posted in Galleries
ICD-10 Implementation Picking Up Speed

CHICAGO—A majority of health organizations have started to begin work on planning and implementing the new ICD-10 code set, according to a survey from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). ...More
September 21, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
SlideShow: ICD-10 Codes and CKD

The following SlideShow looks into ICD-10 coding for Diabetes with Diabetic Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease. ...More
September 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Coding for CKD Under the ICD-10-CM Code Set

According to the National Kidney Foundation, 26 million American adults have CKD. Dialysis is most commonly prescribed in adult patients for temporary or permanent kidney failure. Diabetes and hypertension are responsible for CKD in up to 2/3 of the cases. We will address ...More
September 14, 2011
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
ICD-10 Version 5010 Timeline Widget Available

WASHINGTON—CMS is trying to make it easier for providers to stay on top of the transition to Version 5010 and planning for ICD-10 by creating an interactive timeline widget. ...More
September 12, 2011
Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
Version 5010 Deadline 4 Months Away

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent out an email reminding the healthcare community that only four months remain until the 5010 deadline. ...More
September 1, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation
Is Your Practice Ready for the 5010 Deadline?

One major deadline for the impending ICD-10 conversion is just about six months away, and a large number of medical groups have yet to complete critical software upgrades and testing with health plans has not been scheduled, according to research from the Medical Group ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in Blog, Government & Regulation
AAPC Launches ICD-10 Resource Site

SALT LAKE CITY—The AAPC has added an ICD-10 resource site to its website to help healthcare clinics prepare for the government’s mandated ICD-10 coding changeover in October 2013. ...More
February 28, 2011
Posted in News, Practice Management
ICD-10 Impact Analysis: Renal Specialty Coding

The need to move to ICD-10 is a well-known and ongoing saga. The current standards, ICD-9-CM Volumes I, II and III, are over 30 years old and increasingly are becoming outdated. ...More
December 3, 2010
Posted in Articles, Government & Regulation, Practice Management
The Top 10 Stories of 2009

The shockwaves from 2008 were still being felt in 2009, and will likely continue into next year as the renal community continues to learn how to run clinics under a continually changing system. To recap the year, RBT has compiled a list of the top stories from 2009. ...More
January 4, 2010
Posted in Articles, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management