en-us ICD-10 resources, news, and solutions to help health care payers, providers and the public sector prepare for the Oct. 1, 2013 transition date. http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/ The Ingenix Global Code Manager is a high-performance translation engine that can effectively and concurrently process ICD-9 and ICD-10 transactions, as well as enable value-added mapping analysis. PayersHospitalsPublic Sector...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/170/5/4/2010 12:06 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/170/ Providers face multiple changes in the ways they use electronic data interchange to transmit claims and related transactions. There's a lot of work to get ready for 5010 and it doesn't all fall on claims management software vendors and clearinghouses, s...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/169/2/4/2010 12:22 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/169/ One of the many wide-ranging impacts of the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition is its impact on Medicare's Local and National Coverage Determination (LCDs and NCDs) policies. There are approximately 8,400 active NCDs and LCDs published by CMS and its responsible...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/168/10/9/2009 11:49 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/168/ ICD-10 planning should start soon, if it hasn't already, considering that provider and payer organizations need to begin their preparations no later than Jan. 18, 2010 if they are to meet the Oct. 1, 2013 deadline, according to recent research. To help o...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/167/10/2/2009 9:00 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/167/ CMS released a new fact sheet in August, titled ICD-10-CM/PCS: An Introduction Fact Sheet. The new fact sheet includes information about the benefits of adopting the new coding system, structural differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS, and implem...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/166/8/31/2009 6:10 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/166/ The number of information systems and processes impacted by the switch to ICD-10 continues to grow. An Aug. 17th article published by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) notes how the switch to ICD-10 will require health plans need to revi...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/165/8/31/2009 6:05 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/165/ The planning and implementation of ICD-10 is estimated to take almost 1,287 days for provider and payer organizations, with the implementation phase alone expected to take 966 days. As a result, organizations need to start their ICD-10 implementation eff...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/164/8/24/2009 12:27 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/164/ Two new ICD-10 resources are available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). One, titled "ICD-10-CM/PCS Myths & Facts," responds to some myths regarding the ICD-10-Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System. It can be download...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/163/8/17/2009 5:28 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/163/ The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) recommends that providers start their ICD-10 planning immediately, but advises organizations to carefully consider when they begin the coder training component of their overall plan. A recent article quo...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/162/8/17/2009 5:07 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/162/ Gartner recently released its Hype Cycle for Healthcare Payers, 2009 report (registration required), which includes a section detailing how payers should prepare for ICD-10. In general, Gartner states that "the number of health insurance companies addres...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/161/8/7/2009 3:49 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/161/ Ingenix just posted registration for a new, complimentary webinar about ICD-10. Rather than speak to the gritty details of the new code set—as previous webinars have done—this webinar will providesan executive view of the implications of ICD-10. Tom Darr...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/160/8/7/2009 3:28 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/160/ Although this blog focuses on ICD-10, it's appropriate for organizations to consider the significant advantages of tackling both ICD-10 and 5010 preparations with an integrated strategy. The deadlines for both ICD-10 and 5010 are quickly approaching, and...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/159/8/3/2009 9:18 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/159/ Following up on our previous post, Understanding GEM flags, part 1, this post focuses on the fourth- and fifth-digit fields within the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) that are used for forward and backward mapping between ICD-10 and ICD-9 procedures ...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/158/7/20/2009 9:11 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/158/ The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA) just announced the formation of an ICD-10 task force. The task force includes representatives from America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), t...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/157/7/15/2009 12:14 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/157/ In late May, CMS published a new presentation that explains how to use General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs). Find the presentation here. The presentation provides a high-level overview of forwards and backwards mapping between ICD-10 and ICD-9, both for p...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/156/6/18/2009 11:50 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/156/ Detailed clinical documentation is the heart of ICD-10 coding. ICD-10 holds the promise of increased specificity within its coding, but the documentation needs to support the increased specificity. Posts on several ICD-10 message boards have indicated a ...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/155/6/8/2009 12:33 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/155/ CMS recently posted a summary report about its ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting. The committee reviews requested changes to the ICD-9 code set, as well as the development and implementation of the ICD-10 code set. Highlights of the...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/154/6/2/2009 9:49 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/154/ CMS published a fact sheet in March that answers the top 10 questions that the agency has received from the industry regarding the use of its general equivalency mappers (GEMs). The GEMs are forward and backward mappings between ICD-9-CM and the ICD-10 c...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/153/5/7/2009 10:21 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/153/ I had the opportunity to present at last week's AHIMA ICD-10 Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit was a forum for industry organizations (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), AHIMA, etc.), vendors (Ingenix, 3M, etc.), payers, providers, and...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/152/4/21/2009 4:51 PMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/152/ Welcome to the new Ingenix ICD-10 Prepared! This site will keep you informed about the latest developments and solutions as the health care industry makes its transition to ICD-10. Although ICD-10 holds the potential to greatly improve the detail with...http://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/151/4/16/2009 6:49 AMhttp://www.icd10prepared.com/ICD10Blog/PostedArticle/151/