The course prepared by the Salt Lake City, Utah-based association leads organizations through the implementation process step-by-step. It addresses such topics as organizing the effort, developing cross-functional teams, budgeting, outcomes measurement, crosswalking and mapping, and compliance. It also includes hands-on exercises using the new codes.
Hospitals and physician practices must move to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and phase out ICD-9 codes for documentation and billing for all payers by Oct. 1, 2013. Hospitals also must implement ICD-10-PCS procedure codes by that date, while clinics will continue to use CPT codes for procedures.
More information is available at aapc.com.
--Howard Anderson
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