March 13, 2013
The HIMSS/WEDI ICD-10 National Pilot Program is a unique opportunity for providers and their billing services to test the changes they and their vendors have made for ICD-10 and see what impact the change to ICD-10 codes will have on claims submitted to health plans.
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January 09, 2013
2012 was also a great year for our blog. We saw increased views, as well as an increase in the average time spent on each post. We're working hard to make this space an engaging, informative and, hopefully, entertaining resource for those of you interested in health care, health IT or our company. Thank you for reading!
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August 30, 2012
What a difference a day makes. Friday, August 24, 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Federal Register being published on September 5, 2012 will finally give us the implementation date for ICD-10-CM/PCS as October 1, 2014!
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July 13, 2012
What do the Mayan calendar and the ICD-10 transition date have in common? They both prophesize the end of the world, and both deadlines have been extended past their original date. OK, transitioning to ICD-10 doesn't mean the end of the world, but it does represent one the biggest changes ever to hit the health care industry. So let’s take a minute to revisit that foundational step in the preparatory process - the comprehensive assessment of risks and impact.
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March 13, 2012
What an intriguing world we live in. Here we sit, after exhausting efforts to encourage, develop and begin executing strategies for the ICD-10 transition, with an indefinite timeline but equally definite actuality. Most major players in the industry have shared their perspective, opinions and speculations on the delay. It is obvious to say there are individuals and groups on both sides of the discussion. My objective in this post is to stay away from opinion and focus on strategy, which requires some speculation.
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January 26, 2012
We’re only about a month into 2012 and there’s no doubt this is going to be a busy year from a regulatory perspective. Our Cerner family will continue to make great progress toward attesting to Meaningful Use. The first performance period for the hospital value-based purchasing program will conclude, and the pay-for-performance era will formally begin here in the United States. Hospitals will become financially accountable to 30-day readmissions. A handful of you will be well on your accountable care organization journey. While these initiatives all have a direct impact on health care organizations, we cannot overlook another initiative likely to have the broadest impact on health IT since Y2K.
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August 30, 2011
I recently provided an overview of electronic health records (EHRs) to a new college graduate considering employment in the field. I described how access to clinical information at the right time significantly contributes to patient safety. I highlighted how clinicians can simplify their workflow by building personalized templates among care plans, order sets and notes, which they easily customize to each patient. I outlined the great advancements that can be made by querying the information for research sake. Most of all, however, I emphasized how exciting it is to be able to empower health care providers with use of the electronic health record during an unprecedented time of growth. Several regulatory initiatives will greatly accelerate responsible sharing and deeper use of information collected within the record. While I mentored my young friend on each of the upcoming initiatives, I stressed the importance of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS.
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