Going through bouts of ailments or experiencing chronic illness, is not an uncommon facet of an athletes’ life. Sports stars like Tim Howards, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams and many more have gone public with their physical problems in order to spread awareness amongst the masses. Below is an infographic representation of some such athletes who […]
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ICD-10 Codes – Superheroes too go through them !!!
A common motive of the superheroes is to save the people from any problems or evil. This said, most of them are humans with extraordinary powers, of course when they have not donned their suit, and experiencing normal human problems is nothing but natural. We have come up with some superheroes that have experienced disorders […]
If Given a Chance would you Delay ICD-10 Implementation Deadline and why?
Change is disruptive, but need not be destructive. In the medical world, in order to capture the changing patterns of disease, the coded forms need an upgrade so as to keep medical diagnosis, technology, and treatment in sync with each other for the betterment of the patients. But, as the date of implementation of the […]
ICD-10 Codes – Famous Personalities with Rare Disorders
The entire US healthcare is busy with ICD-10, executing end-to-end testing, setting up compatible systems. The new code system will have over 68,000 codes & will cover the smallest and the strangest and the most unusual disorders/illnesses. With so much of hype, we have tried to show ICD-10 codes in a slightly different manner. Below […]
ICD-10 – 5 Things you must know
International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision; simply put ICD–10 (the full form does put a separate ring to it!!!) is set be implemented in October 2015 and there is no better time than now to understand what it means and how it is going to affect the physicians. The most important aspect they need to […]
ICD-10 – Funny Accidental Codes
There also are times when you fall or hurt yourself that is rather embarrassing or funny to explain. Nevertheless, such situations do occur and there are consequences to endure. Bumping into another individual or an object, only because you were too busy looking into your mobile phone screen, may call for a trip to the […]
ICD-10 Testing Approach for Small Physicians
The United States of America is currently following the ninth edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code which is published by World Health Organization (WHO). This came into effect in 1979. Hence, it was decided to modify these codes and with conforming to the guidelines set by WHO it was decided to adopt […]
How to Start ICD-10 Training for Medical Practices?
With a few more months left for the ICD-10 transition, how prepared is your practice for the implementation? According to a survey conducted by Porter Research, approximately 67% respondents were sure that ICD-10 will be implemented on the scheduled date of 1 October 2015. In this blog, we will discuss about how to start ICD-10 […]
Everything you Wanted to Know about ICD-10 End-to-End Testing

The Justifys for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is looking for around 850 volunteers to participate in the ICD-10 end-to-end testing in April 2015. The federal agency conducted a weeklong testing from November 17 to 21in 2014 with more than 500 healthcare providers, billing companies, clearinghouses and suppliers. Approximately 13,700 claims were submitted and the acceptance […]
Benefits of Transition to ICD-10 Medical Coding

ICD-10 coding system has been developed by the World Health Organization to help providers improve the quality of care. Compliance to the new system will also help them reduce the cost of care, enhance administrative performance and get accurate payment for new procedures. Financial Benefits of ICD-10 ICD-10 medical coding will enable physicians to bill […]