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ICD-10 Date Will Be Postponed, HHS Confirms

Published on Thu Mar 01, 2012

Delay could offer practices additional time to prepare for new diagnosis coding system. If you have been worrying about the looming Oct. 1, 2013 ICD-10 implementation date, you can breathe a small sigh of relief -- but don't rest for too long, experts warn. HHS Delay Follows CMS Hints On Feb. 16, 2012, the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius announced that HHS would initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with ICD-10. The new compliance date will be announced at a future date. "ICD-10 codes are important to many positive improvements in our health care system," Sebelius said in the press release. "We have heard from many in the provider community who have concerns about the administrative burdens they face in the years ahead. We are committing to work with the provider community to reexamine the [...]
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