decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2012 Issue 9 (September)
One-year ICD-10 delay prompts a new challenge: Motivating your doctors
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Article Overview
This article covers the one-year federal delay in ICD-10 implementation and its impact on physician practices, coders, and billing teams. It explains why the delay may slow training and transition planning, and it outlines broad preparation activities such as impact analysis, software and workflow review, documentation readiness, and staff education. The piece is relevant to coding professionals, practice managers, and physicians preparing for ICD-10 compliance.
Why This Topic Matters
The article helps readers understand how an implementation delay can affect readiness efforts, staff participation, and overall transition planning for ICD-10. It is useful for identifying preparation priorities and the organizational factors that can influence a successful conversion.
Article Sections
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Impact of the ICD-10 delay
Introduces the federal postponement and its effect on physician and coder attitudes toward the transition. It also summarizes the compliance timeline and the broader administrative context.
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Ease your providers into I-10
Discusses general preparation steps practices can take while formal training participation is limited. The section focuses on assessing systems, reviewing documentation, and building readiness for the transition.
What You Will Learn
- Why the ICD-10 implementation delay matters to physician practices
- How the delay can affect training momentum and staff engagement
- What broad preparation activities are recommended before implementation
- Why documentation and system readiness are important for ICD-10 transition planning
Who Should Read This
- Physician coders
- Practice managers
- Billing managers
- Compliance staff
- Physicians
- Health information management professionals
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