New HIMSS ICD-10 PlayBook Aids Healthcare Providers

ICD-10 is the new coding structure required of U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  The transition to ICD-10 is taking place because the previous coding system, known as ICD-9, limits a provider’s ability to accurately code a patient’s clinical condition(s), and hospital inpatient procedures. At the provider level, ICD-10 is a unique opportunity to review organization-wide clinical and business processes, and at the national level, to integrate U.S. public health data with the rest of the world already using ICD-10.

More than 30 healthcare and IT organizations, associations, and other contributions to the ICD-10 PlayBook make it robust and comprehensive.  Thanks to the collaboration, the PlayBook is updated monthly with new, relevant materials to equip providers, including communications templates, education, and training materials.

More than 30 Healthcare and IT Organizations Collaborate on v2.0 ICD-10 PlayBook to Address Provider Readiness, Vendor Engagement, and Workforce Issues

In response to the fast-approaching ICD-10 conversion deadline of Oct. 1, 2013, HIMSS, the world’s largest cause-based organization devoted to improving the quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, and access to care through the best use of IT, has released a major update of its ICD-10 PlayBook. Empowering care providers with the tools they need for transitioning to ICD-10, v 2.0 includes complimentary access to a new resource – VitalVendors. VitalVendors is an on-line, self-reported, vendor-readiness tool designed to aid providers in identifying those vendors who may have the capabilities to support them through the ICD-10 transition.

ICD-10 is the new coding structure required of U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  The transition to ICD-10 is taking place because the previous coding system, known as ICD-9, limits a provider’s ability to accurately code a patient’s clinical condition(s), and hospital inpatient procedures. At the provider level, ICD-10 is a unique opportunity to review organization-wide clinical and business processes, and at the national level, to integrate U.S. public health data with the rest of the world already using ICD-10.

More than 30 healthcare and IT organizations, associations, and other contributions to the ICD-10 PlayBook make it robust and comprehensive.  Thanks to the collaboration, the PlayBook is updated monthly with new, relevant materials to equip providers, including communications templates, education, and training materials.

“Version 2.0 responds to our members’ requests for strategic guidance on meeting the ICD-10 deadline, and for high-level risk mitigation strategies that can be harnessed by executives and senior level staff,” said Juliet Santos, MSN, CCRN, FNP-BC, HIMSS senior director.

“We welcome our collaboration with HIMSS on the ICD-10 Playbook by enabling vendors to self-report readiness information,” said Kerry Martin, CEO, VitalWare. “Our expectation is that VitalVendors will provide a level of transparency for the provider community, and provide vendors a forum to share their progress of transitioning to ICD-10.”

“Executive boards have the fiduciary responsibility to oversee that their enterprise will be able to make the transition with minimal disruption to cash flow and with a sustainable business model.  If they have not already done so, we recommend that all providers, large and small, engage with their vendors now.  Waiting until a later date may result in a bottleneck as we get closer to Oct. 1, 2013,” warns Santos.

Visit the HIMSS website to access HIMSS’ latest ICD-10 PlayBook.

About HIMSS

HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 50 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents more than 38,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 540 corporate members and more than 120 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. To learn more about HIMSS and to find out how to join us and our members in advancing our cause, please visit our website at www.himss.org.

   

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