Home Health & Hospice Week
Review Rules For Claims Spanning ICD-10 Start Date
October 2015 is now officially the new ICD-10 implementation date. The Department of Health and Human Services issued a rule on July 31 finalizing Oct. 1, 2015 as the new compliance date for health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses to transition to ICD-10, HHS says in a release.
"ICD-10 codes will provide better support for patient care, and improve disease management, quality measurement and analytics," CMS Admin-istrator Marilyn Tavenner says in the release. "For patients under the care of multiple providers, ICD-10 can help promote care coordination."
For a review of how ICD-10 will affect home health agency claims spanning the Oct. 1 start date, go to the newly updated MLN Matters article on the topic online at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/SE1410.pdf.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Review Rules For Claims Spanning ICD-10 Start Date
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