The ICD-9 Coordination and Maintenance Committee convened in Baltimore on March 9-10 to consider proposed changes to ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes for 2012. The outcome of this meeting includes the Committee to implement a partial freeze of the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 codes prior to the implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2013. The partial freeze will be implemented as follows:

Have you heard people say that all coders need to take an anatomy and physiology course to be able to code in ICD-10-CM or PCS? Think twice before signing up for a full college course or even buying the thickest anatomy book you can find. Try using the personal improvement approach instead.

On March 8, 2010, the American Hospital Association (AHA) submitted comments to CMS on its proposed "meaningful use" rule.

Continuing a trend towards increasing detailed taxpayer disclosures (which tax-exempt healthcare providers have seen through the recently re-vamped Form 990), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in Announcement 2010-9, 2010-7 (Jan.

Attention District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania LCD users…..MAC J12 Part A LCD’s have been posted on the MediRegs Regulation and Reimbursement Suite site as of today (10/03/08). Please see your state library or the LCD library to view the new MAC J12 Part A LCD’s today!