ICD-10 Deadline is set for October 1, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the rule finalizing Oct. 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10, the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases. This deadline allows providers, insurance companies and others in the health care industry time to ramp up their operations to ensure their systems and business processes are ready to go on Oct. 1, 2015. Form the most updated communication from CMS visit their ICD-10 online pages.
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Here is the latest in news and resources to help you in meeting this deadline.
CMS/WEDI Implementation Success Initiative
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is partnering with CMS and other public and private organizations to develop the ICD-10 Implementation Success Initiative. The first phase of the Initiative, a searchable database of ICD-10 issues, is open to the public to submit questions. WEDI, CMS, and industry partners will update the database with information and resources to help health care organizations who submit issues understand how the new codes and standards will affect reporting of diagnoses and inpatient procedures.
Video Learning
These are CMS videos and presentation recordings on ICD-10 basics to transitions.
- Coding for ICD-10-CM: More of the Basics – Watch the video.
- Medicare’s Testing Plan for ICD-10 Success – Watch the video.
eHealth University
CMS is working to coordinate its eHealth programs to create a more efficient health care system. The eHealth University is available with recourses about all these programs. There you can find information on ICD-10 for beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Timelines and Checklists
Check out these timelines and checklists for Large Practices, Small and Medium Practices, Small Hospitals, and Payers. They include activities that providers and payers need to carry out to prepare for ICD-10.
ICD-10 Resources Spotlight: Road to 10
Looking for help planning and executing your ICD-10 transition? CMS has developed the Road to 10, a free online resource built with the help of physicians in small practices. Available on the Provider Resources web page, this tool is intended to help small medical practices jumpstart their ICD-10 transition.
ICD-10 Documentation and Coding Concepts Webcast: Family Practice/Internal Medicine
CMS invites you to view a webcast on ICD-10 documentation and coding concepts for family practice and internal medicine. An AHIMA-certified coder presents on the webcast, which focuses on unique ICD-10 clinical documentation needs and hot topics for family practice and internal medicine:
- Physician perspective/clinical impact of ICD-10
- Documentation requirements for certain conditions
- Documentation changes and new concepts
- Use of “unspecified” codes in ICD-10
ICD-10 MS-DRG Conversion Project
Get information on the this project for using the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) to convert the draft MS-DRGs to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Information is also provided on undertaking a similar conversion project.
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