The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has hired Kevin Counihan, Connecticut’s Health Insurance Exchange CEO, to lead the national health insurance marketplace.

Todd Park will step down as U.S. chief technology officer by the end of 2014, according to several news sources.

Backing up the final rule cementing Oct. 1, 2015, as the new implementation date for ICD-10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has outlined a "comprehensive four-pronged approach" to help providers prepare.

An article in the new issue of the Journal of AHIMA aims to dispel several misconceptions regarding ICD-10.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finally issued a rule finalizing Oct. 1, 2015, as the new compliance date for healthcare providers, health plans and healthcare clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10. This marks the second one-year delay for the ICD-10 transition.

A final rule regarding the new ICD-10 implementation date is coming from the Centers for Medicare & Medicd Services but new guidance indicates the need for dual coding.

The majority of healthcare organizations are prepared to begin ICD-10 testing in the near future, however concerns persist about the impact of ICD-10 on work, productivity and revenue, according to a joint survey from the eHealth Initiative and the American Health Information Management Association.

Medical industry executives told Congress that they would like to see more legislation allowing sharing of patient data, but legislators expressed reservations about unauthorized access to protected patient information, reported The Hill.