AAPC Now Offers On-site ICD-10 Training for Health Plans Nationwide

15, 2009—The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) today announced the availability of on-site, customizable ICD-10-CM implementation training for health plans across the country beginning January. ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders and Ingenix to Offer ...

Two industry-leading sources in medical coding join forces to offer ICD-10 implementation training to providers, outpatient clinics and health plans in preparation for the 2013 compliance deadline SALT LAKE CITY—Dec. ...

JustCoding.com: “Analyze potential effects ICD-10 will have on ...

JustCoding.com spoke with AAPC Vice President of Business and Member Development Rhonda Buckholtz about the potential effects ICD-10 will have on coder.

DSM-V: Suggestions for Change - Psych Centra

I haven’t seen critics address how the DSM is any different than the World Health Organization’s ICD-10 (PDF), which is the international book of health diagnoses. It, too, undergoes regular revisions, a process which at times has been ...

AAPC Now Offers On-site ICD-10 Training for Health Plans ...

Customized, three-day training designed to enable clean transition to new coding system SALT LAKE CITY—Dec. 15, 2009—The American Academy of Professional.

Healthcare Standards: Vocabulary

Healthcare IT products need to deal with terminology for ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, SNOMED-CT, RXNORM, LOINC, NDC, CPT, HCPCS, UMLS, the Healthcare Provider Taxonomy and a number of proprietary vocabularies as well. ...

DSM-V: Suggestions for Change - Psych Centra

With the recent announcement (PDF) by the American Psychiatric Association of a one year delay for the latest revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the DSM, as it’s known), a new round of commentary and articles ...

Pharma Sutra’ - Vancouver Sun

Viagra has been going strong for ten years – so strong that the market of this ‘blockbuster’ drug has been valued at 4-5 billion USD. In the new documentary film Pharma Sutra, filmmakers Marion Gruner and Robin Benger take a look at three sex ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders and Ingenix to Offer ... - Earthtimes

“By collaborating with Ingenix, we have created a one-stop shop for all health care professionals for ICD-10 training and implementation preparation,” said Reed Pew, AAPC president and CEO. “Although physicians, coders and staff do not need to ...

The American Academy of Professional Coders and Ingenix to Offer ...

Two industry-leading sources in medical coding join forces to offer ICD-10 implementation training to providers, outpatient clinics and health plans in.

Safety and Quality Software Developer Quantros, Inc. Launches Healthcare IT ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Safety and Quality Software Developer Quantros, Inc. Launches Healthcare IT ...PR Newswire (press release)The department is also preparing to undertake a number of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) conversion projects to help ...and more »

DSM-V: Suggestions for Change - PsychCentral.com (blog)

DSM-V: Suggestions for ChangePsychCentral.com (blog)I haven't seen critics address how the DSM is any different than the World Health Organization's ICD-10 (PDF), which is the international book of health ...and more »

The American Academy of Professional Coders and Ingenix to Offer Comprehensive ... - PR Web (press release)

The American Academy of Professional Coders and Ingenix to Offer Comprehensive ...PR Web (press release)“Although physicians, coders and staff do not need to learn the ICD-10-CM code set for another couple years, every medical practice and facility, ...

Quantros launches new healthcare IT consulting division (News-Medical-Net)

Quantros, Inc., a leading provider of safety and quality software and professional services solutions for the healthcare industry, announces the creation of a new healthcare IT consulting division.

The American Academy of Professional Coders and Ingenix to Offer Comprehensive ICD-10 Implementation Training (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Two industry-leading sources in medical coding join forces to offer ICD-10 implementation training to providers, outpatient clinics and health plans in preparation for the 2013 compliance deadline

AAPC Now Offers On-site ICD-10 Training for Health Plans Nationwide - PR Web (press release)

AAPC Now Offers On-site ICD-10 Training for Health Plans NationwidePR Web (press release)The ICD-10 on-site training program can be customized to fit any organization's unique structure and size. Training will be conducted by an expert AAPC ...

HealthEdge Partners with iWay Software to Enable Faster Adoption of New Core ... - TMCnet

HealthEdge Partners with iWay Software to Enable Faster Adoption of New Core ...TMCnet... take advantage of new market opportunities, automate all of their existing lines of business, and enjoy the benefits of new standards like ICD-10. ...and more »

MCOL Introduces New healthchange Learning Kit CD - Business Wire (press release)

MCOL Introduces New healthchange Learning Kit CDBusiness Wire (press release)Subjects addressed include Comparative Effectiveness, Integrated Delivery Systems, Medical Homes, ICD-10 conversion, Predictive Modeling, Health Care Access ...and more »

Non-safety-related voluntary recall of a limited portion of Daytrana(R) (methylphenidate transdermal system) patches ... (redOrbit)

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Dowling tapped for AHIMA CEO position - Health Imaging & IT

Dowling tapped for AHIMA CEO positionHealth Imaging & ITAHIMA's outreach agenda includes recommendations for meaningful use, ICD-10 adoption, HIM workforce development, international HIM community leadership, ...Dr. Alan F. Dowling Named AHIMA's Next Chief Executive OfficerPR Newswire (press release)all 8 news articles »

Responding To The Red Flags Of Identity Theft - Healthcare Technology Online (press release)

Responding To The Red Flags Of Identity TheftHealthcare Technology Online (press release)From health information management to patient access management, from revenue cycle management to ICD-10 readiness, QuadraMed's solutions help our clients ...

Medicare penalty shortsighted? - Crain\'s New York Business

Medicare penalty shortsighted?Crain\'s New York BusinessCODING: Medco Consultants is holding a free program for medical coders on training for the new ICD-10 medical coding system to be implemented nationally by ...

Flurry of HIPAA Activity Expected Over Next Three Months - HealthLeaders Media

Flurry of HIPAA Activity Expected Over Next Three MonthsHealthLeaders Media... well as look at plans to help the healthcare industry prepare for ICD-10 conversion, and the implementation of the HIPAA 5010 transaction and code sets. ...

Ukraine Economic Catastrophe the Problem Not H1N1 Swine Flu - The Market Oracle

The Market OracleUkraine Economic Catastrophe the Problem Not H1N1 Swine FluThe Market OracleThe WHO International Statistical Classification of Diseases, ICD-10, Chapter X, “Diseases of the Respiratory System,” Code J09-18, combine under one title: ...and more »

Dowling tapped for AHIMA CEO position - Health Imaging & IT

Dowling tapped for AHIMA CEO positionHealth Imaging & ITAHIMA's outreach agenda includes recommendations for meaningful use, ICD-10 adoption, HIM workforce development, international HIM community leadership, ...Dr. Alan F. Dowling Named AHIMA's Next Chief Executive OfficerPR Newswire (press release)all 6 news articles »

ICD-10: Why Payers Must Embrace ICD-10 and How They Should Prepare ...

US healthcare and payer organizations must prepare to meet the demands of ICD-10. Begin realizing the benefits of the expanded classification structure today.

EMRs and ICD-10

The first rule adopts the ICD-10 medical data code sets standard for use in exchanging diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures information replacing and greatly expanding the ICD-9-CM code sets, developed nearly 30 years ago ...

Disease Management Care Blog: ICD-10: A Win for Physicians, Care ...

While the mandated future implementation to ICD-10 from the current ICD-9 coding system has been equated with \'Y2K,\' the End Of Days, a planet killing asteroid or the return of certain Republicans to power in D.C., the DMCB has decided ...

Development of a validation algorithm for 'present on admission ... - BioMed Central

We undertook expert review of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) to identify conditions that could not be plausibly hospital-acquired. The resulting computer algorithm was tested against ...

Dr. Alan F. Dowling Named AHIMA's Next Chief Executive Officer - Earthtimes

CHICAGO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Health Information Management Association's Board of Directors today announced Alan F. Dowling, PhD, will be the next chief executive of the 55,000-member health information management (HIM ...

Dr. Alan F. Dowling Named AHIMA's Next Chief Executive Officer - PR Newswire (press release)

Dr. Alan F. Dowling Named AHIMA's Next Chief Executive OfficerPR Newswire (press release)Association activities -- and activism -- on matters such as recommendations for meaningful use, ICD-10 adoption, HIM workforce development, ...and more »

ICD 10 – dual processing issue

Provider contracts (among other things) are written using ICD and DRG codes. As a result of the increase in number of codes in ICD-10, a new set of DRG's will have to be created – to take advantage of the increased granularity of ...
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ICD 10 – dual processing issue

Provider contracts (among other things) are written using ICD and DRG codes. As a result of the increase in number of codes in ICD-10, a new set of DRG's will have to be created – to take advantage of the increased granularity of ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System Taskforce Award of Merit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics , today announced that its managing director of healthcare informatics, Joe Nichols, M.D., has received a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's 2009 Award of Merit.
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ICD 10 – dual processing issue

Provider contracts (among other things) are written using ICD and DRG codes. As a result of the increase in number of codes in ICD-10, a new set of DRG's will have to be created – to take advantage of the increased granularity of ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System Taskforce Award of Merit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics , today announced that its managing director of healthcare informatics, Joe Nichols, M.D., has received a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's 2009 Award of Merit.
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System Taskforce Award of Merit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics , today announced that its managing director of healthcare informatics, Joe Nichols, M.D., has received a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's 2009 Award of Merit.
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ICD 10 – dual processing issue

Provider contracts (among other things) are written using ICD and DRG codes. As a result of the increase in number of codes in ICD-10, a new set of DRG's will have to be created – to take advantage of the increased granularity of ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with ...

Dr. Nichols leverages his more than 35 years in the healthcare industry to serve as co-chair for the WEDI/SNIP International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) Crosswalks Sub Work Group. A top priority of WEDI, the ICD-10 is the 10th ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare ... - TMCnet

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov 20, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today announced that its managing director of healthcare informatics, Joe Nichols, M.D., has received a ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare ... - Providence Journal

Nichols leverages his more than 35 years in the healthcare industry to serve as co-chair for the WEDI/SNIP International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) Crosswalks Sub Work Group. A top priority of WEDI, the ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System ... - PR Newswire (press release)

General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System ...PR Newswire (press release)A top priority of WEDI, the ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the worldwide, standard codes used to define patient health, reimbursement, contracting and ...and more »
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jobshouts: #jobs Business Analyst with Healthcare experience in ...

jobshouts: #jobs Business Analyst with Healthcare experience in ICD 10 and 5010 in Orlando,Florida http://jobsh.. http://tinyurl.com/yjep872.
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National Library of Medicine releases draft SNOMED CT to ICD-9-CM ...

"The results from this test will inform and influence the development of related maps including SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS." SNOMED Terminology Solutions, a division of the College of American Pathologists, developed the map ...
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Idle thoughts on ICD-10

ICD-10 is predominant now as THE organising structure for psychoogical problems and psychotherapy in the UK. It is the primary classification system used by the primary funders of any service - the government or insuarnce companies, ...
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HIPAA - Past, Present, and Future - WTN News

HIPAA - Past, Present, and FutureWTN NewsThe big driver behind HIPAA 5010 is the need to accommodate the new international classification of diseases coding standards version 10 (ICD-10). ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System ... - PR Newswire (press release)

General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare System ...PR Newswire (press release)A top priority of WEDI, the ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the worldwide, standard codes used to define patient health, reimbursement, contracting and ...
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Pharma Sutra’ - Vancouver Sun

Viagra has been going strong for ten years – so strong that the market of this ‘blockbuster’ drug has been valued at 4-5 billion USD. In the new documentary film Pharma Sutra, filmmakers Marion Gruner and Robin Benger take a look at three sex ...
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General Dynamics Employee Joe Nichols, M.D., Honored with Healthcare ... - MSN Money

FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics GD , today announced that its managing director of healthcare informatics, Joe Nichols, M.D., has received a Workgroup for Electronic ...
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• Health Management Technology News • (Health Management Technology)

Bethesda, Md. and Northfield, Ill. November 17, 2009—The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released a draft rules-based mapping from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) to the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).
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HealthEdge Wins Healthcare IT Innovation Award for Best Technology at Healthcare IT Summit (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

BURLINGTON, Mass.----HealthEdge, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, today announced that its HealthRules product suite was voted Best New Technology in the insurer category by healthcare executives who attended the 2009 Healthcare IT Summit last week in La Quinta, Calif.
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