BC Advantage - 2011 Issue 5

ICD-10 - Will You Be Ready On October 1, 2013?

This issue of IMA insights seeks to provide an overview of ICD-10 and the challenges associated with implementation. We will focus on various departments or functional areas that are affected as well as what steps should be completed right now in order to be adequately prepared in 2013.The International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is the coding system currently used to classify data for tracking world health statistics and for health claim reimbursement. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandated that by October 1, 2013, ICD-9-CM will be replaced by ICD-10-CM (ICD-10) to...

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