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Thursday, August 21, 2008

MGMA: ICD-10 Compliance Date is Unworkable | News | Healthcare Informatics

Recent research by the MGMA Legislative and Executive Advocacy Response Network (LEARN) indicated that 95 percent of respondents in medical practices would have to purchase software upgrades for their practice management systems or buy all new software; 63.5 percent concluded that they would have to purchase code-selection software. In addition, 83.5 percent of LEARN respondents stated that they did not think public and private health plans would be ready to accept claims with ICD-10 codes by October 2011.
MGMA: ICD-10 Compliance Date is Unworkable | News | Healthcare Informatics

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