ICD-10 Delayed: What Practices Can Do Now #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

ICD-10 Delayed: What Practices Can Do Now, Medical 

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1. Organize and Assess: Review changes to compliance timeframes ID leaders who represent impacted functions from coding to technology Physician Education Others , Establish WGs to execute revised implementation plan Present ICD-10 overview to staff – explain Coding ICD-10 Transition Team HIM the date changes as well as the importance and scope of this new code set , Communicate regular updates and alerts , Dates, contacts, staff responsibility, progress , ID vulnerabilities (ie, clinical trials, workers comp). Organize and Assess: Who assigns your codes? – Clinicians themselves? – In house professional coders? – Professional coders outside the practice? Each requires an assessment and may require training.



When should you train internal staff? – Too early, another delay. Too late, may not be ready – Consider 3-6 months out. Require proof that your external coders have been retrained (re-certified).



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