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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) have introduced a free online tool, the ICD-10 Critical Pathway for Getting Started -- 2012 and Beyond for use by providers who have not yet begun preparing for ICD-10.

The economy might not be filling everyone's wallets these days, but the landscape for venture capital firms looking to invest in healthcare has never been hotter.

"This is a bit ironic today," Sue Bowman said, pointing to a CMS-borrowed slide stating that the compliance deadline for ICD-10 is October 1, 2013. "The government threw a big curveball toward many presentations."

Usability is one of the major barriers for health IT adoption, particularly for electronic health records. It was no surprise then that a capacity number of attendees took on the challenge of working through various usability research methods in the workshop Usability 101: Applied Methods.

At HIMSS12 ICD-10 Symposium, industry associations explain the benefits of ICD-10, and the need for the new classification system.

It's essential to take the steps necessary to prepare against a data breach, but after one does occur, knowing how to respond can make all the difference. Mahmood Sher-Jan, vice president of product management at ID Experts, offers five steps to take once a breach has happened.

States have expanded Medicaid rolls throughout the program’s history and have had flexibility in how to do it, AGs said in their brief.

American Health Information Management Association said healthcare industry should continue to press on with ICD-10 implementation.

Officials at the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) said Friday they plan to urge the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) for no ICD-10 delay.

Adventist Health, an integrated healthcare delivery system, based in Roseville, Calif., has its sights on interoperability. The organization has launched an initiative to expand electronic health record systems across more than 130 outpatient clinics.