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This is what my PT department said to me today when I brought up the subject? Are you kidding me? What's ICD-10?
I couldn't believe it! When I started to explain, they quickly replied, "Oh that's a coding thing, that doesn't affect us. After all, we get our codes from the physician referrals. It's up to the physicians to learn the new codes. We just use whatever they give us."
Is it just my clinic, or has anyone else run into this situation?
We are a multi-specialty clinic. We offer physician services, physical therapy, psychological services, massage therapy, acupuncture, among others. I don't know how to make our providers understand that ICD-10 is more than just a bunch of codes that the billers have to worry about. ICD-10 will affect their level of documentation. Currently our documentation will need great improvement to support the specificity of ICD-10.
Does anyone have advice as to how I can try to make our providers see just how much of an impact ICD-10 will have in our practice? I want them to understand the gravity of this.
Also, I am afraid that since I am the only coder in the clinic, if I bring up the subject of ICD-10, and they already think that it's " a coding thing" that I will be asked to " take on the project." I can't be responsible for educating our entire staff of providers (20 plus) on clinical documentation improvement. I also can't teach all of our billers ICD-10.
What are other clinics and facilities doing to prepare for ICD-10? Any thoughts?
I couldn't believe it! When I started to explain, they quickly replied, "Oh that's a coding thing, that doesn't affect us. After all, we get our codes from the physician referrals. It's up to the physicians to learn the new codes. We just use whatever they give us."
Is it just my clinic, or has anyone else run into this situation?
We are a multi-specialty clinic. We offer physician services, physical therapy, psychological services, massage therapy, acupuncture, among others. I don't know how to make our providers understand that ICD-10 is more than just a bunch of codes that the billers have to worry about. ICD-10 will affect their level of documentation. Currently our documentation will need great improvement to support the specificity of ICD-10.
Does anyone have advice as to how I can try to make our providers see just how much of an impact ICD-10 will have in our practice? I want them to understand the gravity of this.
Also, I am afraid that since I am the only coder in the clinic, if I bring up the subject of ICD-10, and they already think that it's " a coding thing" that I will be asked to " take on the project." I can't be responsible for educating our entire staff of providers (20 plus) on clinical documentation improvement. I also can't teach all of our billers ICD-10.
What are other clinics and facilities doing to prepare for ICD-10? Any thoughts?