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CMS, AHIMA Reps Aim To Bust ICD-10 Myths With Expert Answers

Published on Sun Mar 14, 2010

Hint: You will be able to find hard copy ICD-10 books, CMS confirms. The ICD-10 implementation date (Oct. 1, 2013) may sound far away, but in terms of the prep work you should be doing to get ready, it's right around the corner. That's the word from CMS reps during a March 23 Open Door Forum explaining ICD-10. No rolling implementations: No matter where you work (hospital, ASC, physician practice, clinic, etc.), the ICD-10 deadline applies to you. "I must stress quite strongly that Oct. 1, 2013 will be the date that everyone will begin to use ICD-10," said Pat Brooks, RHIA, senior technical advisor with CMS, during the call. "There will be no grace period," Brooks said. "In other words, we will not be slipping the date beyond Oct. 1, 2013 for ICD-10 codes, and this will be a compulsory implementation of this system." CMS will not accept ICD-9 [...]
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