With the clock ticking toward implementation of ICD-10, CMS is letting providers and physicians know that nothing will stop the new codes from becoming the law of the land. CMS Deputy Administrator ...

The convergence of CMS's FY 2026 ICD-10-PCS updates (effective April 1, 2026) and MDS 3.0 v3.10.2 specifications (effective October 1, 2025) has created a new compliance landscape for long-term care ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) have released the updated ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for fiscal year ...

In a move that should signify that there will be no further surprise delays to the switch to ICD-10 coding, the American Medical Association has publicly expressed support for newly announced ...

395 new diagnosis codes have been proposed by CMS for fiscal year 2024. CMS recently released the fiscal year 2024 inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule, and with it came the annual ...

Marilyn Tavenner, acting CMS administrator, told a conference of the American Medical Association today that CMS may “re-examine the pace at which we implement ICD-10,” according to a report from The ...

A new ICD-10 deadline is almost upon the healthcare industry. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said late Thursday it expects the Department of Health and Human Services to "release an ...

The Coalition for ICD-10, a group of 14 prominent industry stakeholders and organizations, has written a letter to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, pressing CMS to set a new ICD-10 transition date ...

Eighty-eight percent of test claims were accepted during the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's second round of ICD-10 testing in April, the agency announced Tuesday. That compares with an 81 percent ...

In a significant concession to organized medicine, the Medicare program yesterday announced a 1-year grace period for claims bearing the fastidious ICD-10 diagnostic codes that go into effect October ...