In an in2itive blog post, Dawn Houston, coding supervisor at in2itive, discusses the ICD-10 implementation delay to October 2015, and why this does not mean coders and their employers can ...

It might be that IT or finance guys lead the ICD-10 charge, but there's little disputing who the foot soldiers are: medical coders. Indeed, coders will be the ones to put ICD-10 into practice on ...

Physician practices must hustle to either retain or replace their professional coders as a new, more complex set of diagnostic codes called ICD-10 triggers a wave of retirements in that field, ...

Before the healthcare industry reaches the ideal of automated computer assisted coding, human coders are going to be instrumental in the transition to ICD-10. The problem? There is a national shortage ...

In preparation for the industry-wide switch to a new medical coding system, Minneapolis facilities are calling for more coders to handle the demands of ICD-10, according to a Star Tribune report.

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 ...

Many healthcare professionals, including medical coders and IT personnel who must upgrade systems to accommodate HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, would be relieved to see the ICD-10 deadline adjusted, according ...

Medical billing and coding systems ensure that health providers get paid for their services. Learn the steps in medical ...

As ICD-10 draws ever closer, coders, physicians and the IT folks who support them are wondering how they will locate ICD-10 codes when the time comes. Already we're seeing a raft of new smartphone ...