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ICD-10 has come with a fair share of complexities and these complexities are perhaps what’s behind the challenges doctors are facing as they race to comply by the October 1, 2015 deadline.

The ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation deadline for everyone covered by HIPAA is set for October 1, 2015 and it is expected that all HIPAA-covered entities will have completed the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS by this date.

The deadline for ICD-10 implementation has been pushed, again, to October 2015. With a collective sigh of relief, healthcare providers and other involved parties have found some reprieve from the taxing and expensive transition to the new naming and reporting nomenclature characteristic of the successor to the ICD-9 standard.

In order to demonstrate patient engagement to satisfy MU Stage 2 requirements, medical practices need to implement a patient engagement strategy.

When considering an integrated PM and EMR system make sure that it comes with a full suite of patient engagement and social media tools that are intuitive, reliable and secure. The following are some design considerations to keep in mind when looking at EHRs with integrated patient portals.