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Plan Better For ICD-10 as CMS Announces New Date For Implementation

Published on Sun Oct 28, 2012

Fresh implementation date eases pressure on practices to adapt to the new code set.If you were worried that your practice is not yet ready to implement the new ICD-10 codes, you can now relax a bit, as CMS has officially set Oct. 1, 2014 as the implementation date.That's one year later than the October 2013 date by which pulmonary practices (and other practices) previously had been preparing to implement their new diagnosis coding systems. Many provider groups have expressed serious concerns about their ability to meet the Oct. 1, 2013, compliance date, CMS said in a release last spring, when the delay was first proposed. The one-year delay is meant to give providers and other covered entities more time to prepare and fully test their systems to ensure a smooth and coordinated transition to this new code set."This should not be taken for granted. Practice readiness should still be underway [...]
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