ICD-10-CM diabetes codes complement present medical science—separate type 1 and type 2 diabetes category codes and body system combination codes represent a major improvement over ICD-9-CM.

An article in Health Affairs titled “There Are Important Reasons For Delaying the Implementation Of The New ICD-10 Coding System” asserts that the ICD-10-CM conversion will be “expensive, arduous, disruptive, and of limited direct clinical benefit.”

Contrary to the conclusions in this article, implementation of the ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets will provide major advantages over the existing ICD-9-CM code set. Implementation is long overdue and will provide significant cost benefits.

The Journal of AHIMA Web site has launched special coverage of the 2012 ICD-10 Summit, taking place April 16-17, in Baltimore, MD, at http://journal.ahima.org/icdsummit. Visit the site for pre-coverage articles running up to the event as well as day-by-day coverage reported from Baltimore of hot topics, interesting speakers, and key takeaways once the ICD-10 Summit begins.

A proposed rule has been released by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for a one year delay of the ICD-10-CM/PCS compliance deadline.
The rule would push the compliance date from Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2014.

This is not the time to walk away from an ICD-10 upgrade. ICD-11 is not as close as many people perceive, and the US simply cannot wait any longer to reverse the deterioration of its health data.

It’s October 1, 2013, the first day the ICD-10-CM/PCS codes are required in practice. It is also a landmark day for fictional 45-year-old John Smith. At [...]

More than a dozen government audit programs currently inspect Medicare and Medicaid claims. Following are descriptions of the major auditors and their areas of focus. CERT [...]

This week AHIMA announced it will reach out to leaders at the Department of Health and Human Services and urge there be no delay in the [...]