Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of a rule that makes final a one-year proposed delay in the compliance date for the industry’s use of ICD-10 codes. The ICD-10 codes classify diseases and health problems. The new deadline for the transition is October 1st of 2014. Read the final rule here.

Also released, were the final rules for Stage 2 of meaningful use. The rules are part of a federal incentive program for Medicare and Medicaid physicians to adopt electronic health records and are set to become effective for participants in the program no earlier than 2014. The final rules can be viewed here.