February 16, 2012
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces intent to delay ICD-10 =
compliance date
February 16, 2012 | Carl Natale, Editor, ICD10Watch
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius confirmed =
Wednesday that they will change the ICD-10 timeline.
A HHS press release stated they "will initiate the rulemaking process to =
postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply =
with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis =
and procedure codes (ICD-10)."
Link for Press Release: =
http://www.dhhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/02/20120216a.html
On Tuesday, Marilyn Tavenner, the acting administrator of the Centers =
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said the agency will examine =
the ICD-10-CM/PCS timeline. Tavenner made the statement at a conference =
of the American Medical Association (AMA) National Advocacy Conference. =
The AMA has declared vigorous opposition to the medical coding system =
citing the cost, complexity and lack of perceived benefit to patients.
Link: =
http://icd10watch.com/blog/tavenner-promises-re-examine-icd-10-cmpcs-time=
line
Sebelius reaffirmed the federal government's empathy for physicians and =
support for ICD-coding:
"ICD-10 codes are important to many positive improvements in our =
health care system. We have heard from many in the provider community =
who have concerns about the administrative burdens they face in the =
years ahead. We are committing to work through the rulemaking process, =
with the provider community, to reexamine the pace at which HHS and the =
nation implement these important improvements to our health care =
system."
The changes will come through a rulemaking process that hasn't been =
announced yet.
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Press Release:
http://www.dhhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/02/20120216a.html
News Release
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HHS announces intent to delay ICD-10 compliance date
As part of President Obama's commitment to reducing regulatory burden, =
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius today announced =
that HHS will initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain =
health care entities have to comply with International Classification of =
Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis and procedure codes (ICD-10).=20
The final rule adopting ICD-10 as a standard was published in January =
2009 and set a compliance date of October 1, 2013 - a delay of two years =
from the compliance date initially specified in the 2008 proposed rule. =
HHS will announce a new compliance date moving forward.
"ICD-10 codes are important to many positive improvements in our health =
care system," said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. "We have heard from =
many in the provider community who have concerns about the =
administrative burdens they face in the years ahead. We are committing =
to work with the provider community to reexamine the pace at which HHS =
and the nation implement these important improvements to our health care =
system."
ICD-10 codes provide more robust and specific data that will help =
improve patient care and enable the exchange of our health care data =
with that of the rest of the world that has long been using ICD-10. =
Entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and =
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) will be required to use the ICD-10 =
diagnostic and procedure codes.
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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/could-us-skip-icd-10-and-leapfr=
og-directly-icd-11
Could the U.S skip ICD-10 and leapfrog directly to ICD-11?
February 16, 2012 | Tom Sullivan, Government Health IT
(Also mentions possible delay for ICD-11 to 2016 by Chris Chute, Chair, =
ICD-11 Revision Steering Group.)
Suzy Chapman
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