tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2014 Issue 7

ICD-10 Transition: Ensure You're on the Same Page as Workers' Comp Insurers with ICD-10 Issues

Non-covered entities are not required to make the transition to ICD-10. If you think all your bases are covered for the transition to ICD-10 once your coders and billers have learned the new codes and the software has been updated, think again. Make sure to take these additional steps between now and the implementation date, suggested experts during CMS’s March 13 webinar, “ICD-10 Overview: Basics and Transition Tips.” Keep An Eye on ‘Non-Covered’ Entities Although Medicare, Medicaid, and most private health plans will be required to use ICD-10 codes once the transition date arrives, keep...

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