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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2013 Issue 12
Reader Question: ICD-10 Countdown Prep
Question: Do you have any advice about what our surgical practice can be doing to prepare for ICD-10?
North Carolina Subscriber
Answer: Your ICD-10 preparations should be focusing on both coding training and process changes at this point.
Don’t wait until the last minute to get started with training. If you’re unsure of where to start, get an ICD-10 book and begin browsing the codes to get a feel for them and their format. You may be surprised at the similarities to ICD-9.
Good idea: Take the ICD-10 coding guidelines and assign a chapter to each person...
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