Following up on the announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and American Medical Association on ICD-10 flexibility, the organizations have issued a comprehensive guidance for physicians.

It's not over 'til it's over. Another bill related to ICD-10 has been introduced--this one aims to allow for dual coding for six months after the Oct. 1 transition deadline.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has finally shifted from fighting ICD-10 implementation to efforts to help physicians be ready in time for the Oct. 1 deadline. 

Six years after former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin famously warned Americans about the approach of “death panels” if the Affordable Care Act passed into law, the political firestorm that subsequently flared up and died down may be about to re-ignite.

During the latest and third ICD-10 end-to-end testing week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services accepted 90 percent of submitted claims. 

The American Medical Association has finally shifted from fighting the ICD-10 implementation to efforts to help physicians be ready in time for the Oct. 1 deadline. 

 Xerox’s (NYSE: XRX) Health Enterprise platform, a next-generation Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), has received full federal certification in New Hampshire. 

The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has launched a campaign opposing the Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act.