A last-minute guide to the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition
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CMS offers ICD-9 to ICD-10 changeover resources on its website
The appointment of an ombudsman and creation of an ICD-10 communication center are two ways CMS is assisting providers with the new codes. Read Now
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Time for decades-old ICD-9 to move aside
What do ICD-9 and "Star Wars" have in common? SearchHealthIT News Director Scott Wallask dissects the unlikely parallel. Read Now
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Larger providers share tips and tricks for simplifying ICD-10
ICD-10 has significantly more codes than its predecessor, but not every healthcare professional has to deal with the full ICD-10 code set. Uncover how providers are sectioning off codes in separate medical departments. Read Now
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Internal resources to decide ICD-10 success
Ready or not, ICD-10 is closing in on U.S. providers. Their best allies should already be in place and ready to solve issues that crop up. Read Now
Editor's note
Beginning on Oct. 1, 2015, the U.S. healthcare industry must cease using ICD-9 codes to categorize and document patient treatment and convert to the larger ICD-10 code set. The American version of the newer coding set, ICD-10-CM, consists of 68,000 codes -- a dramatic increase from the 13,000 codes that make up ICD-9-CM. Some providers readied their practices to make the transition to ICD-10 by the previous 2014 deadline, while others took the second delay as an opportunity to perform more coding tests and evaluate their staffs' readiness. There remain providers that are unsure it will be business as usual for their practice post-ICD-10 implementation. In this guide, IT experts explain which healthcare facilities are feeling the pressure of moving from ICD-9 to ICD-10 and how they got in that position.
Not everyone is feeling trapped by ICD-10. To aid providers converting from ICD-9 to ICD-10, CMS announced that for the first year after the ICD-10 implementation date, providers won't be charged with improper coding as long as a valid code from the proper code family -- if not the specific code -- is used. The stories in this guide illustrate exactly how providers arranged all aspects of their medical and business workflows to apply to ICD-10, complete with specific examples and tips from hospital CIOs.
1ICD-10 coding preparation and adjustments
Four state Medicaid programs were recently granted the right to use coding crosswalks after the ICD-10 deadline. Other providers were given a break by CMS when it said coders wouldn't be penalized for not using the exact ICD-10 code for a year after the implementation date. Not all providers are relying on those exceptions to navigate through the ICD-9 to ICD-10 conversion period. Read on to find out which claims providers tested more than others, as they adjusted their coding operations to suit ICD-10.
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Budgeting for the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transformation
A product manager for a long-term care EHR vendor breaks down the ICD-10 "grace period" and budgeting best practices. Read Now
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Providers tested high-dollar claims to get ready for ICD-10
Improperly coded claims are a learning opportunity, not a disaster waiting to happen, for organizations gearing up for ICD-10. Read Now
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Expert discussed ICD-10 planning in Q&A
The changeover from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is about more than just coding. Smart providers estimated workflow changes before they began converting codes. Read Now
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Four state Medicaid programs get ICD-10 adjustment
The state Medicaid programs in Montana, Louisiana, Maryland and California won't have to use ICD-10 codes come Oct. 1. Find out what coding crosswalks are and why those states get to use that approach. Read Now
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Health Level Seven International CEO on interoperability, ICD-10
Health Level Seven (HL7) International worked to ensure its Fast Health Interoperability Resources standard will play nicely with ICD-10 codes. Read Now
2The struggles of adopting ICD-10
Physicians at small practices aren't the most confident bunch, as October approaches. Some of them aren't sure how their EHRs and billing software will cooperate with ICD-10, because they've been unable to run tests between the two systems. Whether the technology and physicians are ready or not, ICD-10 is coming, and there will be no going back once it's here.
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Survey from social network of physicians reflects ICD-10 trepidation
A poll from physician social network SERMO showed that more than 70% of physicians think they aren't prepared for ICD-10. Anonymous SERMO members didn't hold back in stating their feelings about the new codes. Read Now
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SearchHealthIT's HIT Squad discussed their ICD-10 reporting
Two SearchHealthIT reporters relayed that large healthcare providers are ready for ICD-10, but that it will cause revenue and productivity to drop. Listen Now
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ICD-10 puts small providers in tough spots
Find out what's giving some small healthcare practices trouble, as they attempt to proceed from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Read Now
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How will the jump from ICD-9 to ICD-10 affect revenue cycles?
The minority of revenue cycle professionals thinks the move to ICD-10 will be seamless from a business perspective. Read on to find out why they feel that way. Read Now
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Billing concerns dissolve as vendors upgrade their products
Find out why workflow slowdowns and reductions in revenue have providers worried, as they go from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Read Now
3Lights, camera, ICD-10
Two hospital CIOs were asked if ICD-10 would benefit U.S. healthcare and provided opposite answers. Watch the videos in this section to see why one of them believes the difference between the amount of codes in ICD-9 and ICD-10 is merely nominal, and that not all of them will be used.
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A collection of experts expressed doubts about the value of ICD-10
Kristen Lee, news writer for SearchHealthIT, interviewed a few experts who weren't shy in questioning the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition. Watch Now
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Hospital CIO projects that increase in codes will lead to better care
Albert Oriol, vice president and CIO at Rady Children's Hospital, said he expects better medical outcomes to result from the more precise ICD-10 codes. Watch Now