Don’t count on another ICD-10 delay to save your bacon this fall. On Feb. 11, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing in which healthcare experts urged Congress to en-sure that the Oct. 1 deadline stays put.
Only one witness, a physician from Ala-bama, asked for a reprieve from the October requirement, but members of Congress did not appear to be sympathetic. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.) urged the panel to stop delaying the transition to ICD-10, which was echoed by other members of Congress.
The testimony from the hearing is at http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearing/examining-icd-10-implementation.