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ICD-10 Implementation Checklist Helps You Get Organized

Published on Tue Feb 21, 2012

Step by step process puts you ahead of the game.1. Identify staff training needs and complete the necessary training. 2. Design programs to help you begin parallel coding with ICD-9 and ICD-10 for current ED cases to provide feedback to providers well in advance of go-live dates.3. Forget extensive classroom training for providers. Teach them the essentials of documentation through individualized chart critique and ongoing feedback.4. Begin the process of identifying YOUR most common diagnoses and how the will be coded with ICD-10.5. Arrange for assistance with coder training for YOUR system--using YOUR records, critiquing YOUR current documentation issues and identifying best (and worst) documentation practices and solutions.6. Design reporting mechanisms for coders to use to provide feedback and suggestions to providers.7. Conduct internal testing to make sure you can generate transactions you send with the ICD-10 codes. 8. Conduct external testing with your clearinghouses and payers to make sure [...]
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