A new bill has been introduced into the US
House and Senate that features a section calling for the delay of ICD-10-CM/PCS
implementation to October, 2015. The Congress plans to vote on fast-track
legislation on Thursday 27th May.
The new bill states: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not, prior to October 1, 2015, adopt ICD–10 code sets as the standard for code sets under section 1173(c) of the 13 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(c)) and section 14 162.1002 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.”
Although, AHIMA is strongly opposing the ICD-10 delay, and has put out a call to members and other stakeholders to contact their representatives in Congress and ask them to take the ICD-10 provision out of the SGR bill. But chances are high that the inevitable will happen.
What do you think? Are you for or against the ICD-10 delay? Let us know.
Stay tuned for more information on the bill and what happens next at AudioEducator.com.
Source: AudioEducator.com
The new bill states: “The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not, prior to October 1, 2015, adopt ICD–10 code sets as the standard for code sets under section 1173(c) of the 13 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(c)) and section 14 162.1002 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.”
Although, AHIMA is strongly opposing the ICD-10 delay, and has put out a call to members and other stakeholders to contact their representatives in Congress and ask them to take the ICD-10 provision out of the SGR bill. But chances are high that the inevitable will happen.
What do you think? Are you for or against the ICD-10 delay? Let us know.
Stay tuned for more information on the bill and what happens next at AudioEducator.com.
Source: AudioEducator.com
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