BC Advantage - 2014 Issue 10
Don't Let ICD-10's Preparation Work Be for Naught
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Article Overview
This article discusses how healthcare organizations can continue using ICD-10 readiness work to strengthen documentation and data quality even when implementation is delayed. It focuses on practical, provider-level preparation activities such as reviewing records, improving forms and templates, updating problem lists, and aligning documentation with more specific coding needs. The piece is relevant to providers, coders, compliance teams, and EHR/workflow leaders interested in documentation improvement, audit readiness, and data quality.
Why This Topic Matters
Better documentation and more precise clinical data can support cleaner billing, reduce review risk, improve downstream quality reporting, and help organizations stay prepared for future ICD-10 adoption.
What You Will Learn
- How documentation review can reveal gaps in specificity
- Ways to align legacy diagnosis mapping with more detailed classification needs
- How EHR drop-downs, forms, templates, and problem lists can support better clinical data capture
- Why provider involvement matters in documentation improvement efforts
- How more complete problem-list data can affect quality reporting and readiness efforts
Who Should Read This
- Physicians and other providers
- Medical coders
- Coding managers
- Compliance and audit staff
- Clinical documentation improvement teams
- EHR and practice management staff
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