Dodged that one, I am sure there will be a few more tries
New Federal Spending Package Has Health IT Implications - iHealthBeat
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A continuing resolution omnibus spending bill, or "cromnibus," to fund most of the federal government will not affect ICD-10 or the meaningful use program, but it does include several health IT provisions, Politico's "Morning eHealth" reports (Gold, "Morning eHealth,' Politico, 12/10).
Overall, the 1,603-page spending bill includes $1.1 trillion to fund all federal government agencies except for the Department of Homeland Security through September 2015 (AP/Washington Times, 12/10).
'Cromnibus' Does Not Include ICD-10, Meaningful Use Language
According to Health Data Management, the spending bill does not contain provisions to delay the ICD-10 compliance date or adjust the meaningful use incentive reporting period for 2015, as advocated by some groups (Goedert, Health Data Management, 12/10).
U.S. health care organizations are working to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 code sets to accommodate codes for new diseases and procedures by Oct. 1, 2015.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Medical Society of the State of New York, the Texas Medical Association and the National Physicians' Council for Healthcare Policy asked to delay the ICD-10 implementation until October 2017.
The groups urged Boehner to work with House Rules Committee Chair Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-Mich.) "to have this [delay] added to a must-pass piece of legislation during the upcoming Lame Duck Session in 2014."
According to sources familiar with lawmakers' discussions, Sessions discussed the possibility of including an ICD-10 provision in the budget agreement with House leadership.
Meanwhile, several prominent groups -- including the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives -- have been pushing CMS and lawmakers to adjust the 2015 meaningful use reporting period from a full year to 90 days.
Under the 2009 economic stimulus package, providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments (iHealthBeat, 12/9).
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