CMS will host a national provider conference call on “ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment”. This call will be held on Monday, September 13 and will include a review basic information on ICD-10 and 5010. A question and answer session will be held at the end of the call. Medical coders, physician office staff, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers and all Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers are encouraged to attend. Registration is required and will close at 11:00 am CST on September 10, 2010, or when space has been filled. To register for the call go to: http://www.eventsvc.com/palmettogba/091310
When: Monday, September 13, 2010 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 p.m. CST
Agenda:
- ICD-10 implementation for services provided on and after October 1, 2013
- Differences between ICD-10 and ICD-9-CM codes
- ICD-10-CM basic information for all users
- Tools for converting codes – General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs)
- Proposal to freeze ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 code updates except for new technologies and diseases
HIPAA Version 5010
- Compliance dates and timelines (No contingencies)
- 5010 before and after ICD-10 Implementation
- Readiness review for implementing HIPAA version 5010 and D.0
- What you need to be doing to prepare
- Medicare fee-for-service activities update
- Other issues and considerations
Conference Title: ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment Follow-Up National Provider Call