tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 41

ICD-10 : Don't Expect Outrageous Transition Times to

Plus: Physicians shouldn't have to bend over backward to change how they document their records for coders to find accurate ICD-10 codes.If you've heard that your staff members won't be able to effectively code a medical chart using ICD-10 codes unless they've had years of training, you've heard wrong, 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...

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