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Start Prepping Now for ICD-10 With 3 Mythbusters

Published on Mon Jul 26, 2010

You'll need to implement the new 5010 claim form first to be ready for ICD-10.While the fall of 2013 seems ages away when you're focused on day-to-day coding, you should start thinking about ICD-10 now. Start by learning the truth about three key areas so that your practice is ready when the implementation deadline rolls around.Don't Stall Prep Because You Expect a DelayMyth #1: Before the 2013 implementation date, there will be several delays so we'll have more time to prepare than we think. Reality: "The transition date for ICD-10 codes is Oct 1, 2013," stressed CMS's Stewart Streimer during a CMS-sponsored Open Door Forum earlier this year. "That's really the drop-dead date for those of you that have familiarized yourselves with the Final Rule regarding ICD-10 ... but there are a lot of things that must happen before then, and I expect many of the payers may even require ICD-10 [...]
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