While some organizations and associations have been advocating another ICD-10 extension, others are embracing the change and diving headfirst into coding with the new system.
HIM and IT leaders nationwide are feeling the stress from an overwhelming number of large-scale projects. This stress is often related to problems associated with prioritization, timelines, schedules, and disruptions.
Sending out a mass mailing of a pamphlet that contained Medicare beneficiary numbers resulted in a civil monetary penalty of $6,768,000 for Triple-S Salud, Inc. (TSS), a Puerto Rican health insurance subsidiary.
