BC Advantage - 2013 Issue 2
ICD-10: Prepare the WAY!
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Article Overview
This article explains how a medical practice can prepare for the ICD-10 transition by organizing internal planning, coordinating with vendors and clearinghouses, building a training plan, and assessing documentation readiness. It is aimed at practice leaders, coders, billers, managers, and physicians who need to understand the general areas of impact before implementation. The discussion covers readiness assessment, testing, workflow planning, and documentation improvement at a high level without serving as a coding reference.
Why This Topic Matters
ICD-10 implementation affects many parts of a practice beyond coding alone, including systems, testing, staffing, and documentation quality. Understanding the article helps readers identify the kinds of preparation and coordination needed to reduce disruption during a major code set transition.
Article Sections
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Minimize Financial Impact Where You Can
Discusses practice-wide planning for a major code set transition, including organizing responsibilities and identifying operational impacts. It also covers coordination among internal stakeholders and preparation for communication and project management.
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Talk With Your Vendors
Focuses on evaluating external systems and business partners that interact with the practice’s current coding workflow. The section addresses readiness review, testing coordination, timeline planning, and contingency preparation.
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Prepare for Training
Reviews the need for a structured staff education plan and different training approaches for various roles. It also addresses documentation review, audit-based readiness assessment, and ongoing improvement efforts.
What You Will Learn
- How to organize internal planning for a coding system transition
- What to review when coordinating with vendors and clearinghouses
- How to structure staff education for a new code set implementation
- Why documentation audits are part of transition readiness
- How practices can evaluate operational readiness before implementation
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Coders
- Billers
- Practice managers
- Healthcare administrators
- IT staff
- Compliance staff
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