What is ICD-10-CM?
The department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated the replacement of the ICD-9-CM code sets medical coders and billers in the United States use now to report health care diagnoses and procedures with ICD-10 code sets, effective Oct. 1, 2013. This will radically change the way coding is currently done; the code-set will grow from its current 17,000 codes to more than 140,000, and the format is new with seven alpha-numeric codes instead of five numeric digits. These dramatic changes, and others, will require very significant effort to implement, and the time to prepare is now.
Suggested ICD-10 Implementation Benchmarks
| February 2010 | Organizing the Implementation Effort |
| March 2010 | Develop a Communication Plan |
| May 2010 | Impact Analysis |
| August 2010 |
Begin System Design/Development, Organize Cross-Functional Efforts (for medium to large practices) |
| August 2010 | Budget |
| September 2010 | Development of Education and Training Plan |
| December 2010 | Contact System Vendors |
| September 2011 | Implementation Planning |
| August 2012 | Business Process Analysis |
| September 2012 | Phase I Education and Training |
| October 2012 | Phase II Education and Training |
| July 2013 | Policy Change Development |
| September 2013 | Outcomes Measurement |
| May 2013 | Deployment of Code by Vendors to Customers |
| October 1, 2013 | Implementation Compliance |
KNOW YOUR GOALS
* Payment Automation Network's online billing system is already ICD-10
compliant and is ready for the switch-over on October 1, 2013.
For more information or to learn how to get started contact
us today to speak with a representative.
Websites to visit:
CMS ICD-10 website (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/), and the NCHS ICD-10 website (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm.htm).
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