tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 36

Icd-10: Test Run Reveals ICD-10 Transition Won't Be Rocky

Plus: Physicians shouldn't have to bend over backward to change how they document their records for coders to find accurate ICD-10 codes. Think your staff members need years of training to effectively code a medical chart using ICD-10 codes? Think again, according to a recent CMS call. Last May, a formal testing process took place to "assess the functionality and utility of applying ICD-10 codes to actual medical records in a variety of healthcare settings and assess the level of coding training required," according to Sue Bowman, RHIA, CCS, director of coding policy and compliance at AHIMA...

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