ICD-9 contains only 17,000 codes and is expected to start running out of available codes next year. By contrast, the ICD-10 code sets contain more than 155,000 codes and accommodate a host of new ...

Instead of capturing multiple components of a cardiac rhythm management device implantation with a single code, ICD-10 will force providers to code each component of the device system separately, ...

It's time to implement ICD-10 and get off the diagnosis dime, according to Scott Manaker, M.D., Ph.D. There have been multiple delays in implementation of the code set in the U.S., but it seems it ...

Meaningful use incentive programs will help offset the costs associated with implementing ICD-10 at healthcare facilities, according to a Government Health IT report. According to the report, experts ...

The rate of major complications associated with cardiac implantable electronic-device (CIED) implantation varied widely among different centers in recent data from Australia and New Zealand. The rate ...

> Furthering the consolidation trend, Hudson Holdco, which is rebranding itself as CarePoint Health, is expanding its insurance plans and uniting its three hospitals into one health system, The ...

Now that the Department of Health and Human Services has decided on the new I deadline, one reality not to be overlooked is that October 1, 2014 is a mere two years away. That doesn't leave a lot of ...

First-of-its-kind Aurora EV-ICD™ system offers single device, single procedure with lead placed outside of heart and veins FDA approval of the Medtronic Aurora EV-ICD system includes the system's ...

DALLAS, July 21, 2021 -- People who made even small increases in their daily physical activity levels after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) experienced fewer incidences of ...