DATAMARK has launched a national survey to gather a snapshot of the healthcare industry's preparation for reform in the shadow of the pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The American Medical Association has stated their preference of the ICD-10 implementation date being delayed to Oct. 1, 2015. This was in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decision to postpone the original ICD-10 coding classification transition from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. In fact, they also stated that if stakeholders cannot reach consensus on this matter during this two-year delay period, then the move to ICD-10 should be postponed indefinitely.
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The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) has chimed in on the debate over the delay of the ICD-10 implementation, and they believe the one-year delay will be beneficial. The federation also believes that all segments of the healthcare industry should transition to ICD-10 at the same time.
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has released the new edition of the recommended practice SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (NISO RP-7-2012).
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The ICD-10 debate rages on. Will it remain a one-year delay or will the AMA win with the two-year delay argument? One healthcare veteran believes this controversy places perspective on the situation, as well as some validity.
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The American Medical Association believes that a minimum of a two-year delay is necessary to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on physician practices and evaluate whether an alternative code set is more appropriate.