Folks like the American Medical Association are constantly referring to how complicated the ICD-10 implementation will be. We all know the stakes are high if healthcare providers don't get it right. If only that was all the healthcare community had to deal with right now.
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In the midst of all the challenges, healthcare payers appear to be more accepting of the ICD-10 transition. The complexity of the ICD-10 compliance isn’t lost on them, but they seem to be open to the challenges. It makes one wonder why there are more supportive of the transition than the providers.
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Many things have changed in the health care industry and many more are likely to follow suit. Two of the most significant changes recently have been the delay of the ICD-10 implementation and the more recent Supreme Court review of the Affordable Care Act.
The Department of Health and Human Services closed the comment period on the proposed rule to delay ICD-10 May 17. Now they are reviewing those comments and deciding how to proceed. Providers are waiting and feeling the uncertainty about when ICD-10 will happen and whether they should continue moving forward with their preparations.
It seems like every day there is another organization, provider or interested party sharing their opinion on the ICD-10 delay. Today, it is the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) and Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) offering slightly differing opinions on the ICD-10 implementation process.
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Health Language has partnered with Siemens Healthcare to offer enterprise-wide ICD-10 remediation services. Now Siemens customers will be better able to meet the ICD-10 compliance.