> Physician social-networking site Doximity, which officially launched last spring, now claims more than 50,000 active physicians among its users, or 9 percent of all U.S. doctors, the company said ...

Clearinghouses and payors should be the first to comply with ICD-10, followed by providers “a minimum of 12 months” after that compliance date. 6. Develop appropriate crosswalks. In order to ...

The transition to ICD-10 is already beginning to change the make-up of coding staffs. While ICD-9 coders, aka Niners, tended to be predominantly middle-aged women unready or unwilling to learn the new ...