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ICD 10 implementation and training

• For many small practices, ICD-10 readiness is out of reach

  Many small physician practices aren't ready for ICD-10 yet, and, in some cases, it's because their vendors don't have ICD-10-ready services. Continue Reading

• ICD-10 conversion could disturb revenue cycles

  Revenue cycle management professionals seem to have reluctantly accepted that the ICD-10 conversion won't be a smooth process. Continue Reading

• Coming soon to a hospital near you: ICD-10 deadline nears

  This issue of SearchHealthIT's Pulse e-zine looks at the upcoming ICD-10 deadline, with a focus on the final prep work before the Oct. 1 transition. Continue Reading

• Strategies to help providers meet the ICD-10 deadline

  After a one-year delay, the real, actual ICD-10 transformation deadline is here. Where are organizations in this process? Has the delay helped, or are providers still scrambling to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10? This edition of Pulse takes ... Continue Reading

• Hackensack CIO tells personal tale of health data interoperability woe

  Shafiq Rab, M.D., VP and CIO of Hackensack University Medical Center, discusses ICD-10 and his brush with lacking health data interoperability. Continue Reading

• Decision to delay ICD-10 received with mixed feelings from physicians

  Read why providers should act now and not stall their ICD-10 implementation plans just because the deadline was extended another year.Continue Reading

• Reimbursement outlook not slowing health IT implementation

  A healthcare CIO explains the challenges his organization faces while sticking to its health IT implementation plan and keeping under budget.Continue Reading

• Implementing population health management as health IT budgets shrink

  How does a nonprofit hospital system implement population health management when its IT budget shrinks? Christus Health's George Conklin weighs in.Continue Reading

• Tips for making your 2014 EHR, ICD-10 update go more smoothly

  Four healthcare systems experts give their best tips on how to prepare for 2014's most challenging regulations: ICD-10 and meaningful use stage 2.Continue Reading

• ICD-10 support, 2014 ONC certification standards disrupt EHR rollouts

  From rip-and-replace to business as usual, providers differ in this year's EHR upgrades for ICD-10 support, 2014 ONC certification standards.Continue Reading

• ICD-10 planning prepares providers for successful transition

  ICD-10 implementation requires constant vigilance by a watchful project manager. Here's the blueprint for accomplishing just that.Continue Reading

• Arm your coders with the technology to support ICD-10 readiness

  Many healthcare facilities are in full preparation mode for the upcoming transition to ICD-10 codes.Continue Reading

• Successful ICD-10 implementation needs governance, end user buy-in

  A smooth ICD-10 transition requires the support of senior management, which controls the purse strings, as well as end users, who must see the value of the extra work they must do.Continue Reading