ICD-10 Delayed for One Year; Unique Plan Identifier Established

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have officially delayed the timeline for healthcare organizations to convert to the ICD-10 coding system to Oct. 1, 2014. The information is contained in the Federal Register Notice: Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; and a Change to the Compliance Date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS) Medical Data Code Sets. See: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-21238_PI.pdf. The announcement is available at: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/08/20120824e.html. More information on the final rule is available in a fact sheet at http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp

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