Coding Requirements Healthcare providers and organizations of all sizes are developing strategies for the changes required by CMS to switch ICD-10 coding, while at the same time working through the issues associated with the HIPPA requirement for all billing to be submitted using ANSI 5010 forms.

Both doctors and radiologists face increasing demands on their time due to increased documentation and patient loads. A recent study conducted at the University of California at Davis found that physicians reported that they spend anywhere from one to five hours a day trying to locate films. These physicians expressed a great deal of frustration because the search for radiology films takes time away from their clinical duties. Radiology Information Systems (RIS) can help hospitals and radiology clinics improve physician access to radiology images.