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ICD-10 Delay:

Anticipate 1 Extra Year for Your ICD-10 Implementation Schedule

Published on Thu May 17, 2012

But don't count on the delay quite yet, expert warns.As part of a proposed rule to adopt a standard health plan identifier (HPID), Kathleen Sebelius, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, announced a proposed ICD-10 implementation delay until Oct. 1, 2014.That would give your podiatry practice a one-year delay from the prior Oct. 1, 2013 deadline.Change Reflects Provider Input"Many provider groups have expressed serious concerns about their ability to meet the Oct. 1, 2013 compliance date," CMS stated in a press release available at www.cms.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp. HHS believes the change in the compliance date for ICD-10, as proposed in this rule, would give providers and other covered entities more time to prepare and fully test their systems to ensure a smooth and coordinated transition among all industry segments, says Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of LogixHealth, a medical coding and billing company in Bedford, Mass.The American [...]
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