Talking Epic Systems, Ebola and ICD-10 at AHIMA #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Talking Epic Systems, Ebola and ICD-10 at AHIMA

by:
Shaun Sutner

News and Features Writer

  

Don Fluckinger and Shaun Sutner analyze the week's stories in health IT, discussing Epic Systems, Ebola, health data governance, interoperability.

This is the latest "HIT Squad" podcast, in which Shaun Sutner and Don Fluckinger discuss the major health IT stories of the last week.

Advancing the cause of data governance, preparing yet again for the advent of ICD-10, and getting ready for a second and more serious round of HIPAA audits -- these health IT hot topics were at the forefront of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) 2014 annual convention and exhibit in San Diego. The conference of health information managers in sunny Southern California was just ending as the deadly Ebola virus burst into the U.S. and exploded into a health IT controversy in the person of Thomas Duncan, a Liberian who was the first victim to be diagnosed with -- and die from -- the virus in the United States.

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ICD-10 Monitor: Talk Ten Tuesday | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 Monitor: Talk Ten Tuesday | AAPC News

CD-10 Monitor: Talk Ten Tuesday

October 14th, 2014

Two AAPC members were recently invited to speak on the Talk Ten Tuesday podcast.

Deb Grider,CCS-P CDIP CPC CPMA CPC-H CPC-P  emphasized the importance of testing. She suggested providers make a list of their top 10-15 payers, and get on their testing schedule. “…we’re probably going to go live with ICD-10.” said Grider, in reference to the upcoming implementation date. “We’ve had so many delays that we have to start getting ready.”

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ICD-10 Watch Poll: Will we be ready for ICD-10 coding at this time in 2015? #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 Watch Poll: Will we be ready for ICD-10 coding at this time in 2015? | ICD10 Watch

ICD-10 Watch Poll: Will we be ready for ICD-10 coding at this time in 2015?

Posted on Tue, Oct 14, 2014 - 08:56 am

Last week, Nina Keller wrote that the U.S. healthcare industry will never be ready for ICD-10 implementation.

"I believe our policy of driving the evolution of healthcare on the backs of physicians, with little accountability of other stakeholders, is where the problem lies

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Preping ICD-10&DSM-5 What Your Org Needs 2 Know 2 Successfully Make Switch #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Preparing For ICD-10 & DSM-5: What Your Organization Needs To Know To Successfully Make The Switch

Preparing For ICD-10 & DSM-5: What Your Organization Needs To Know To Successfully Make The Switch

Hear insights and best practices for preparing to make the switch to ICD-10 and DSM-5 from Netsmart's Director of Project Management, Dru Anne Walz, during this special online web briefing scheduled for October 30th at 2:00 PM EDT

GETTYSBURG, Pa., Oct. 14, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Major changes in diagnosis terms and codes could impact service delivery and revenue cycles for health and human services providers not preparing now to make the conversion.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), was released in May 2013 and adoption varies state by state. In addition, the deadline for providers to convert to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) code sets used to report clinical diagnoses and procedures is October 1, 2015. These conversion requirements present unique challenges to executives as well as clinical, IT, and billing managers in provider organizations.

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ICD-10 would help US better track Ebola - #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 would help US better track Ebola - FierceHealthIT

ICD-10 would help US better track Ebola

October 15, 2014 | By Susan D. Hall

If Congress had not pushed back the deadline for implementing ICD-10 last spring, the United States now would have a specific code for tracking Ebola, according to an infographic from the Coalition for ICD-10 published at HIT Consultant.

As the only industrialized nation still using ICD-9, the disease is classified as 078.89, Other specified diseases due to viruses, a designation used for multiple viral diseases that have not been assigned a specific code. In ICD-10, it would have its own code A98.4, Ebola.



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Improved revenue outcomes start with the patient | #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Improved revenue outcomes start with the patient | Healthcare Finance News

Improved revenue outcomes start with the patient

Patients are now responsible for closer to 30 to 35 percent of their healthcare bill

October 14, 2014

As reimbursements shrink and value-based payment models take shape, healthcare providers are realizing they must create and sustain a more effective revenue cycle to ensure long-term viability.

After being pushed to the back burner due to electronic health record adoption, meaningful use achievement, ICD-10migration and other clinical & regulatory initiatives, the revenue cycle is now surfacing as a high priority for organizations that want to maintain a healthy business. To remain competitive, providers must closely evaluate the current state of their revenue cycle and implement improvement opportunities.

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Resource Reallocation on Executive Insight #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Resource Reallocation on Executive Insight

Resource Reallocation

Swedish medical center is taking the ICD-10 delay in stride

By Rebecca Mayer Knutsen

With the transition to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) delayed another year, healthcare organizations such as Swedish Medical Center are using the extra time to focus on detailed implementation and quality assurance measures. The postponed date has posed problems for healthcare systems that hired personnel and reallocated resources in advance of the original fall 2014 adoption date.

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CDC Updating Ebola Protocols After Nurse Contracts Virus in Dallas #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

CDC Updating Ebola Protocols After Nurse Contracts Virus in Dallas

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

On Monday, CDC Director Tom Frieden announced the agency is reviewing and updating its protocols for containing Ebola, the New York Times reports. The announcement came after a nurse who treated the first patient to be diagnosed with the disease in the U.S. contracted the virus (Fernandez et al, New York Times, 10/13).

CDC Updating Ebola Protocols After Nurse Contracts Virus in Dallas - California Healthline

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2 Most Important Tasks To Complete To Successfully Transition To ICD-10 #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

The Two Most Important Tasks To Complete To Successfully Transition To ICD-10

Video | October 8, 2014

The Two Most Important Tasks To Complete To Successfully Transition To ICD-10

The American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) 86th Convention and Exhibit was held September 27 – October 3 in the San Diego Convention Center, and Health IT Outcomes editor John Oncea had the opportunity to speak with a wide range of attendees.

Oncea was able to speak with AHIMA members and presenters about everything from the effective management of health data, to the need for medical records to deliver quality healthcare to the public, to electronic documentation and health record management. In addition, several of healthcare’s leading vendors shared how technology is enabling HIM professionals better manage the ICD-10 transition, save health systems millions of dollars, achieve HIMSS Level 7, and achieve favorable electronic health record (EHR) implementations.

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