SEEKING CLARITY
| By Leventhal, Rajiv | |
| Proquest LLC |
In a pressurized policy environment, health IT experts give their takes on the mound of federal mandates the industry is facing on the journey that will transform the U.S. healthcare system
I would be hard to dispute that the health IT industry is in the thick of an exciting journey that will transform the U.S. healthcare system. As we shift from a feefor-service-based payment system to one that rewards value-based care, plenty of initiatives are on healthcare organizations' plates, such as meaningful use. ICD 10, value-based purchasing, bundled payments, data privacy regulations, and accountable care organizations (ACOs).
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Ever had the “unprepared student” dream? You know, the one where you show up late for your most important exam, can’t find the classroom and don’t remember anything you studied? That feeling of fear and stress isn’t something you want to relive – especially not in real life!
The value of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, Clinical Modification is so evident by the expansion within many of the categories and subcategories of the code set.
Last year, the healthcare industry frantically prepared for the implementation deadline for ICD-10 in 2014, only to have it pushed back to October 2015- to the relief of many, I’m sure. But as time flies, here we are again – with the new deadline looming just a year away. Undoubtedly, practices and physicians are being pulled in a million different directions trying to manage bureaucracy from healthcare reform, new technologies with HER and now, preparing for the implementation of ICD-10. 
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With the ICD-10 countdown clock again ticking toward the October 1, 2015, compliance deadline, I’m reminded of the rush to complete Y2K projects in 1999. There is a lot of work to do and less than year left to do it.
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