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ICD-10 Implementation Is Less Than A Year Away: What You Need To Do To Be Ready Part II | hmsabc

Posted on November 18, 2014



In our last post, we looked at how providers can develop an implementation strategy, including an assessment of the impact of ICD-10 on their organization. This post will explore other key ICD-10 transition steps after your initial assessment.



Start by contacting your business associates periodically to follow up on their readiness status. This includes payers and system vendors. Ask them for updates regarding their ICD-10 transition process and any changes to their readiness timeline. Also, along with your coding staff, continue to increase your familiarity with the ICD-10 code sets and the associated coding guidelines. Inpatient coders should start familiarizing themselves with ICD-10 definitions, such as root operations and approaches.



Next, complete any tasks identified during your impact assessment, including implementing system changes and completing internal testing of system changes. Once vendors, payers and other business associates are ready for testing, begin the testing process and modify or develop policies and procedures from your initial assessment.





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