tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2015 Issue 9

ICD-10:Final Countdown: Take 6 Steps to Prepare for October ICD-10 Transition

Tip: Try ‘dual coding’ to exercise your ICD-10 abilities. With no further delays in sight and successful end-to-end testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Oct. 1, 2015 transition to ICD-10-CM looks set in stone. Here’s what you should be doing between now and October to ensure that your organization is ready for the big switch. 1. Make Training & Education Top Priority When preparing for the imminent transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10, “education is the biggest thing,” stresses Angie Comfort, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, senior director of HIM Practice Excellence, Coding...

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