tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 30

ICD-10: CMS Confirms Oct. 1, 2014 As New ICD-10 Implementation Date

One year delay is expected to allow practices more time to prepare.It's been nearly eight months since HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Feb. 16 that the government would be delaying the deadline for ICD-10 diagnosis coding, but failed to designate a new implementation date. But now you can mark your calendar in pen, since CMS confirmed on Aug. 24 that ICD-10 will take effect on Oct. 1, 2014.That's one year later than the October 2013 date by which medical practices previously had been preparing to implement their new diagnosis coding systems. "Many provider groups have expressed...

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