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Prepare for ICD-10 Conversion With 2 Simple Steps

Published on Wed Sep 28, 2011

Know your anatomy and physiology if you want a quick transition. It's not too early to start educating yourself about 2013's ICD-10 implementation, but don't spend your time trying to memorize code sets. That was the advice certified coder Rhonda Buckholtz shared with attendees at the AAPC's regional conference in Nashville last month. "It's too soon to learn code sets, plus there's not much sense in learning them right now because final codes won't go into play until later," Buckholtz said in her presentation, "ICD-10: What You Need to Know." "It's not a bad idea to start looking at how some of your common diagnoses will change, but you really don't need to start memorizing things," she added. Buckholtz's advice is consistent with what Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services representatives shared during their recent call, "ICD-10 Implementation Strategies for Physicians." Step 1: Focus on Foundations CMS's Daniel Duvall, a [...]
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