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that included language to delay implementation of the ICD-10 coding system until at least October, 2015.

To learn more about how this delay will impact physician practices, 

 spoke with Robert Tennant, senior policy adviser of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association. 

"I think one of the things [the delay] does is sort of put a laser focus on the issue of whether or not ICD-10 is right for physicians' practices, and whether or not the glide path that had been developed by the administration was appropriate," said Tennant. "I think obviously when you look back at the various implementations that we've gone through over the past few years with HIPAA, ICD-10 was the only one where the physician community really pushed back hard on."  

Hear more of Tennant's thoughts by listening to the above podcast.
 

Robert Tennant, senior policy adviser of government affairs for the Medical Group Management Association, discusses the ICD-10 delay. 

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Do you consider your medical practice "safe?" When is the last time you and your staff reviewed policies and procedures.

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ICD-10 is just around the corner and your practice needs to start preparing. Part of that preparation must include physician training and efforts to increase physician engagement.

During her presentation at the AHIMA 2013 ICD-10-CM/PCS summit in Baltimore, Cindy Seel, director of education and training at HRS, 

shared seven steps health systems can take

 to get physicians prepared for the transition.

 about some of her key ICD-10 preparation and training recommendations for physicians.

In this podcast from the AHIMA ICD-10 summit in Baltimore, coding expert Cindy Seel shares how practices can get physicians prepared for the transition.  

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The transition to ICD-10 is a big one, so training your staff to understand and use the codes will take some time. And practices need to get started soon, as CMS expects healthcare organizations to begin using Version 5010 of the Electronic Data Transactions standard, which allows healthcare organizations to transmit the new codes, no later than January 1, 2012.

In this podcast, Rhonda Buckholtz, vice president of ICD-10 training and education for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and a seasoned coder and coding educator, answers three of the most important questions practices have about the new codes.
 

The transition to ICD-10 is a big one, so training your staff to understand and use the codes will take some time. In this podcast, Rhonda Buckholtz, vice president of ICD-10 training and education for the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), offers some insight into this transition.

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The federal government’s commitment to encourage more health information technology means there is a need for some 50,000 health IT workers in the next five years. One organization answering that call is the Oregon Institute of Technology, which just launched a 

In this podcast, program director Dr. Michael Kirshner talks about how this degree is unique and what kinds of skills graduates will be bringing to the health IT field.

The federal government’s commitment to encourage more health information technology means there is a need for some 50,000 health IT workers in the next five years. One organization answering that call is the Oregon Institute of Technology, which just launched a health informatics degree program.

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This is part 3 of a 3-part video series interviewing Bruce Koeppen, MD

the founding Dean of Quinnipiac University's Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine. 

For those looking to enter medicine in their second career, being a primary-care physician is an attractive option, says Bruce Koeppen, MD, Dean of the Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in North Haven, Ct.

This is because the length of training is not as long as other specialties. After medical school, residency for primary-care physicians is three years in length. "They want to get out and practice as soon as possible," Koeppen says. "In addition, they also are coming to medicine because they want to help people and they feel the best way to do that is in a primary care setting."

Earlier in the video, Koeppen talks about the efforts the Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine takes into giving their students, considering it doesn't operate a clinical facility. He says the school has partnerships with more than 200 primary-care physicians and hospitals - both in and out of Connecticut.

"I believe having those kinds of resources available to our students is a bonus because it allows them to see how medicine is practiced in multiple institutions. It will help them make career decisions fits best with where they want to practice medicine," he says.

To close out the video interview series, Koeppen discusses future plans for the Netter Medical School and attracting a new generation of primary-care physicians

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In the last of a three-part interview series, the Dean of the Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine talks about primary care being a second career option.

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