The transition to the ICD-10 medical coding system will increase the number of medical codes from 18,000 to 140,000, mandating significantly more detail for diagnoses and procedures, according to a ...

SNOMED was so important to healthcare's switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 medical coding, ONC Chief Farzad Mostashari, MD says, that he was willing to support the one-year delay to achieve the necessary ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- No World Borders, Inc., a health care IT and management consulting firm today announced that its Readiness Audit Framework and services have been selected by ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday announced the finalization of a rule that will delay by one year the deadline for healthcare providers to implement the ICD-10 medical ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum360 won the 2015/2016 Category Leader award for Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC) from KLAS, a leading global health care research organization. This is the second ...

An existent compliance plan not only detects incorrect coding practices, it may also be considered by some federal agencies when determining whether reasonable efforts were taken to avoid and detect ...

HIM Training Institute (HIMTI) successfully held its first-ever Hybrid Medical Coding Open House on November 29, 2025 (10:00 AM–2:00 PM) at the 27th Floor, KMC, Podium West Tower, Ortigas, drawing ...