Central Learning, a web-based coding assessment application, will kick off its national 2nd Annual ICD-10 coding contest later this summer. The 30-day contest is scheduled to begin July 17 and end Aug ...

ICD-10-CM coding can be challenging for coders in the outpatient setting. It is important to remember that the Official ICD-10-CM Guidelines for Coding and Reporting provide a road map to ensure ...

Meta Health Technology has introduced two ICD-10 online learning tools to assist healthcare professionals in learning the ICD-10 code set that will go into effect Oct. 1, 2013. The online learning ...

Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...

The transition to ICD-10 is already beginning to change the make-up of coding staffs. While ICD-9 coders, aka Niners, tended to be predominantly middle-aged women unready or unwilling to learn the new ...