Check out the latest ICD-10 resources
On November 12, the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is hosting a virtual meeting titled, “ICD-10 Implementation for Hospitals.” According to AHIMA Web site, the program will help attendees:
- Discover how 5010 affects ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation
- Understand General Equivalency Mappings (GEMs) and mapping at an organizational level
- Determine how this implementation affects the HIM and coding professional
- Identify an appropriate impact assessment plan
- Recognize the extent of code set updates on the organization
A live question and answer portion immediately follows the meeting. For AHIMA members, you’ll have to pay $265 to attend, $315 for nonmembers. ICD-10 Watch will cover the highlights in a future blog.
Looking for a resource that is easier on the purse strings? On November 19, CMS is hosting a free national provider conference call to address the ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Conversion Project. This outreach call describes the preliminary exercise CMS undertook to convert data using the GEMs, which were developed to assist CMS and other data users who need to convert ICD-9-CM data or payment systems to the relevant ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes back to the relevant ICD-9-CM codes. CMS will discuss the following topics during the conference call:
• How ICD-9-CM based MS-DRG, version 26.0, were converted to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes
• The best way to use the GEMs in converting data
You must register to attend this call. Registration will close at 12:30 p.m. EST on November 18, or when available space has been filled. CMS will post written and audio transcripts shortly after the conference call on the CMS Web site.
Finally, the American Hospital Association (AHA) recently mailed members an executive briefing book to help hospitals prepare to transition to ICD-10. The resource covers aspects from organizing an implementation team to conducting an impact analysis and performing a post-implementation evaluation. AHA members can download additional copies of the guide on the AHA Web site.
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About the Author: Doreen V. Bentley, CPC-A, is the Managing Editor of JustCoding.com, which provides coders, coding supervisors, and health information management (HIM) directors with educational resources to test their coding knowledge, employ correct coding guidelines, and stay abreast of CMS transmittals.
