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Today the Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Kathleen Sebelius, announced a proposed rule to delay the original ICD-10 compliance date from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. You can download the entirety of the 200 paged “proposed rule” that intends to save the healthcare industry 4.6 billion dollars here. The initial decision to delay the original ICD-10 implementation date occurred as a result of increasing pressure by the medical community...

CMS administrator Marilyn Tavenner hinted at a delay in ICD-10 implementation when speaking to an AMA meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Rather vaguely, Tavenner said CMS would “reexamine the timing” of ICD-10 implementation. Two days later Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius removed all doubt when she stated that HHS “announces intent to delay ICD-10 compliance date.”  Undetermined Delay to ICD-10Unfortunately, no one in the industry knows how long this delay may last.  Tom Sullivan,...

In the ICD-10 world, the definition for many diagnostic conditions have been revised or expanded to include additional information. In some cases, the definitions are more detailed than what the condition described in ICD-9. In other cases, ICD-10 introduces new coding conventions that previously did not exist. Here are some examples: Granularity In ICD-10, the diagnosis “Edema” (782.3) has been revised to include the following more specific definitions: R60.0 – Edema, Localized R60.1 – Edema, Generalized...

As you prepare for the ICD-10 changeover on October 1, 2013, what will you do with your paper superbill?

There is a potentially exponential problem ahead: ICD-10. The cost for medical practices to implement the new coding requirements seems to be growing daily as new hurdles are uncovered. 

With declining reimbursements physicians have to see more patients to make the same amount of money, but ICD-10 will be a barrier. 

The ICD-10 cut over is going to be disruptive on October 1, 2013.

Practices have 3 options if they want to continue using paper superbills after the ICD-10 changever.

Have you considered how ICD-10 will affect the paper superbill?

White Plume Perspectives: Future with ICD-10

ICD-10 is drawing near. White Plume is preparing.