CMS Issues Final Administrative Simplification Final Rules Regarding Identifiers and ICD-10 Code Set Compliance Delay
August 24, 2012. Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed review and sent to the Federal Register for...
5010/D.0 Effective Date Tuesday, March 17, 2009; Compliance Date January 1, 2012
Mar 16, 2009
The version modification to the HIPAA Administrative Simplification transaction standards becomes effective Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Here are several critical...
One Week from Today: 5010/D.0 Final Rule Effective Date
Mar 10, 2009
They’re coming: the Ides of March (the 14th); NCAA Basketball Tournament Announcement (the 15th); St. Patrick’s Day (the 17th); and...
CMS Confirms 5010 and ICD-10 Rules’ Effective Dates
Mar 8, 2009
In notification to the U.S. House and Senate on Thursday, March 5, 2009, Don Johnson, Acting Director, Office of Legislation...
Is Your Covered Entity Preparing for 5010/D.0 Testing? Part 2: Level 2 Testing
Mar 3, 2009
On March 17, 2009, the Final Rules for Modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) become effective....
Is Your Covered Entity Preparing for 5010/D.0 Testing? Part 1: Level 1 Testing
Mar 2, 2009
On March 17, 2009, the Final Rules for Modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) become effective....
Effective Dates for Modified HIPAA Administrative Simplification Transaction and Code Set Rules Coming in March
Feb 27, 2009
In less than three weeks, HIPAA Version 5010/D.0 transaction and ICD-10 code set rules become effective, and the clock starts...
Why ICD-10?
Jan 29, 2009
There were four main reasons that the federal government moved to ICD-10 as a code set standard: (1) ICD-9 dates...
Classification Coding Systems
Jan 29, 2009
ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes are “classification coding systems” useful for conducting administrative transactions. SNOMED-CT® (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine–Clinical Terms)...
Migrating to ICD-10
Jan 28, 2009
Under the final ICD-10 rule, all healthcare providers will utilize ICD-10-CM to code diagnoses beginning October 1, 2013. For procedure...