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Quality Approach to the ICD-10 Transition: Ensuring Accurate Data Integrity and Care Delivery During the Move to the New Code Set
Author: Nemchik, Scot
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2013
With the ICD-10-CM/PCS compliance deadline looming, most healthcare organizations are working to educate staff and update technology to prepare for the transition. Despite this preparation, there is very little to indicate how the transition to ICD-10 will affect quality tied to data, repo....
ICD-10 Coding Productivity Study Highlights Emerging Standards
Author: Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Nemchik, Scot; Hoerner, Mike; Sheridan, Patty Thierry
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2016
The implementation of ICD-10 has been compared to Y2K, with industry analysts noting that October 1, 2015 came and went with little fanfare. This commentary speaks volumes to the significant preparation that occurred in the months and years leading up to ICD-10. If you were in the trenches....
New Study Illuminates the Ongoing Road to ICD-10 Productivity and Optimization
Author: Alakrawi, Zahraa M; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Nemchik, Scot; Sheridan, Patty Thierry
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2017
To quantify the impact of ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10) on coding productivity, Ciox Health, in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Health Information Management, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, conducted a previous study published in the August 2016....