ICD-10 Transition Guide Issued by CMS for Medicare Providers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Medicare Fee-for-Service Claims Processing Guide for ICD-10. The document includes information on how to handle claims for services during the ICD-9 and ICD-10 transition, including the actual implementation date. ICD-9 codes will not be accepted on claims after October 1, 2013. Harmony Healthcare IT, a health IT services [...]
Less than 90 Business Days to Be 5010-Compliant
As of 01/01/12, only claims submitted electronically in the 5010 format will be accepted. That means your practice has less than 90 business days to take action if you haven’t already!
Are you currently sending claims in the 5010 format so that your cash flow won’t be jeopardized in the new year? If you’re not, call Harmony Healthcare [...]
To Keep or Replace Sage Medical Manager® to comply with ‘Meaningful Use’ and 5010/ICD-10? THAT is the Question.
Achieving meaningful use of an electronic health record (EHR) is not the only deadline facing medical practices. By federal mandate, in January of 2012, practices must process claims in the new 5010 format, a transaction standard that will support ICD-10 codes. And then, by October of 2013, practices must successfully convert to ICD-10, an expanded [...]
5010 & ICD-10 Are Coming — Are You Ready?
ZirMed, our revenue cycle management partner, has made an online ”5010 Resource Center” available to you. The site includes
an overview of the HIPAA Version 5010/D.0 final rule
the key decision that your practice will need to make regarding 5010
ZirMed’s role in helping you comply with the 5010 mandate
which transactions will be affected
steps to ensure the readiness of [...]
Educational Webinars for v5010 & ICD-10
There are a number of deadlines to keep track of to ensure your practice is compliant with new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA Version 5010 rules. The first of those deadlines is 1/1/11: the date when practices should test the functionality of practice management and clearinghouse software for claims, remittance advice, eligibility and referrals using Version 5010 standards.
Good [...]
5010 & ICD-10 Deadlines Approaching
The deadline for Version 5010 electronic healthcare transaction standards begins on January 1, 2011.
By then, practices should test the functionality of practice management and clearinghouse software for claims, remittance advice, eligibility and referrals using Version 5010 standards.
Use of the Version 5010 standards becomes mandatory on January 1, 2012.
Revised code sets for ICD-10 then must be in [...]
Rationale for Adopting ICD-10 Code Sets
Implementation of ICD-10 and the Updated Transaction Code Sets is intended to
improve patient care quality and data reporting
enhance claim processing
promote interoperability across all industry stakeholders
What is the rationale for adopting ICD-10?
ICD-9-CM is the current code sets standard adopted by the Secretary of HHS under HIPAA. ICD-9 is used by all covered entities to report diagnoses [...]
ICD-10 Fact Sheet on CMS Website
The compliance date for implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS) is October 1, 2013 for all covered entities.
This new classification system is intended to provide significant improvements through greater detailed information and the ability to capture additional advancements in clinical medicine. The current system, ICD-9-CM, is 30 years old [...]
ICD-10 Implementation Deadline
As reported in the Health IT Strategist, HHS announced yesterday that it will go ahead with the Bush administration’s plan to push back compliance with a rule calling for updating Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards governing electronic transactions to Jan. 1, 2012, and for the replacement of ICD-9 codes with the ICD-10 codes to [...]
Obama puts ICD-10 regulation on hold for review
As reported in Modern Healthcare by HITS Staff Writer Jennifer Lubell:
HHS’ implementation of ICD-10 and several other rules issued last week could potentially be delayed, as the White House proceeds with a review of any new or pending regulations issued under the Bush administration.
A memorandum released by White House Chief of Staff Rahm [...]