Apart from a reduction in efficiency and a possible rise in claim denials, providers can expect to see the most important impact with the transition to the ICD-10
All practices can easily make a
transition successfully, but for this, they have to start planning immediately and
the physicians themselves must have to become engaged in the procedure. They have
to be educated about the features, its associations, and about their
responsibilities which are in the transition.
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| Transition to the ICD-10 |
As there are a number of variables
involved in calculating about the ICD-10 transition that will cost your
practice, it is somehow hard to give an exact number. There are four
fundamental things which must be considered;
Preparation for the Decreased Cash Flow
In a white paper which is published
by the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), some understanding
about the negative effects of ICD-10 that can have on a practice which has been
provided. According to this white paper, shortly after the implementation, the normal
coding time per record improved from 12-15 minutes to 33 minutes, whereas reversal
time noticed a 100% growth from 69 days to 139 days. These numbers may not be translated
straightly to your practice, but they must have to give you some idea that what
you may be up against after the October 1st transition.
Training for the Better ICD-10
The share of your budget will be
spent on securing the resources of training for your staff. There is a number
of training options are available for the providers and coders, which ranges
from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) free online training tool to extra strong
code set training camps for the people who are looking to complete training rapidly.
Courses and training materials can range in price from $50 to more than a few
hundred dollars per person.
Software Updates
As the cost of the software varies
from vendor to vendor, the costs which are associated with updating will be dependent
on whether your system is hosted on your own server and cloud-based. For those practices
which are using a cloud-based system, it is doubtful you will experience the additional
costs to get your system prepared for the ICD-10. Client server based systems mostly
need additional costs to make the upgrades, and to pay for the professionals of
IT to test, install, and to maintain the systems.
Whether or not you experience the costs
related to any software during making the transition, be certain to settle that
your vendors will be ready. Communicate actively with your vendors to see if
their timeline supports of implementation is with the plan for your practice.
Implementation of the ICD-10
Implementation will vary a great
deal by the type and size of an organization. The larger health care providers
for e.g. hospital based systems, even clinic provider organizations and even
hospitals, all have more sophisticated systems which is needed to be relieved
and more work which needs to be done than the smaller practices, but they must
possess the greater number of resources, which also includes the administrative
personnel. Minor practices might have to face more challenges in gaining the resources
and information they require, but they will also, at least at some extent, have
less work to do than the bigger organizations have. The implementation of the
ICD-10 must have to possess;
·
Improvements in the documentations
·
Development of relationship between the
clinicians and coders
·
Strategies of an institute for training
·
Location of the resources for help
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