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CMS Proposes One-Year Delay for ICD-10

Published on Mon Apr 16, 2012

Don't count on the delay quite yet, coding expert warns. No doubt you have been wondering how to make contingency plans ever since HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on Feb. 16 that the government would be delaying the deadline for ICD-10 diagnosis coding, but failed to designate a new implementation date. Now CMS has nailed down its proposed new deadline: Oct. 1, 2014. That's one year later than the October 2013 date currently in effect. CMS announced the proposal on April 9, and noted that it's part of a rule that also includes other HIPAA-related provisions. "Many provider groups have expressed serious concerns about their ability to meet the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance date," CMS says in a release. "The proposed change in the compliance date for ICD-10 would give providers and other covered entities more time to prepare and fully test their systems to ensure a smooth and coordinated [...]
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