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Preparations for ICD-10 Still Lagging - MDeverywhere

November 13, 2014/in MDe Insights /by MDeverywhere



Findings from a new survey from AHIMA and the eHealth Initiative show that a significant number of providers are still missing some of the basic building blocks of a successful ICD-10 transition plan, including financial impact assessments and plans for internal and external testing.  As the ICD-10 deadline of October 1, 2015 begins to loom, the industry faces a lack of education, understanding of the changes, and firm plans that puts some organizations at risk for potentially devastating reimbursement disruption.



And there is a growing gap between well-prepared organizations and those with preparations yet underway.  Familiar challenges such as clinical documentation improvement, coder productivity, and the scope of financial investment still top the list of worries as the industry moves closer to the deadline.





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