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Shopping for Surgery - June 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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2 4 O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U N E 2 0 1 5 The Countdown to ICD-10 Be ready for the October deadline with these 6 steps. A fter 3 delays, it looks like the long-awaited ICD-10 coding system will finally go live in October. There's more to ICD-10 than just learning a new code set and upgrading your software (see "5 Fast Facts About ICD-10"). The switch to new diagnostic and procedural codes will affect every aspect of your facility. You'll suffer through added expenses and workflow disrup- tions, but in the end you'll bene- fit from greater coding accuracy and specificity. Here are 6 tips for a smooth transition. Contact your vendors Reach out now to your software, EHR, EMR and patient accounting system vendors. Either begin the process for updating your online coding system with built-in ICD-10 functionality or con- firm when the new system update for ICD-10 will be completed. Review any contracts to verify these timelines, as well as see what support is available. You also want answers to these questions: • Will there be training for the updated system? • Will there be a fee for an upgrade from the current system? 1 C O D I N G & B I L L I N G Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, COC, CMA z READY FOR ICD-10? All claims sub- mitted to Medicare after Oct. 1 must use the new codes or they won't be accepted. Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN

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