The following topics were discussed during the presentation:
ICD-10
- ICD-10 implementation for services provided on and after October 1, 2013
- Benefits of ICD-10
- Differences between ICD-10 and ICD-9-CM codes
- 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
- General Overview HIPAA version 5010 and D.0 and who is impacted
- Compliance dates
- Benefits
- 5010 scope versus ICD-10 Scope
- What you need to do to prepare
- Timelines
- Medicare FFS implementation of HIPAA version 5010 and D.0
- Impact on paper claim forms
Target Audience: Medical coders, physician office staff, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers and all Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers