There are two new additions to the Latest News page of the CMS ICD-10 website section. The address for the Latest News page is http://www.cms.gov/ICD10/02b_Latest_News.asp. The two additions include:
1. Latest News page watch - This free service enables you to receive e-mail notifications when the information on this page changes or is updated. If you are interested in receiving this information, please go to the link in the "Related Links Inside CMS" section to subscribe. 2. Executive Summary of CMS ICD-10 Vendor Conference Now Available On April 27, 2010 at the Capitol Hilton Hotel in Washington DC, CMS held a free, one-day ICD-10 conference for software vendors, billing services and clearinghouses that support the health care industry. Attendees had the opportunity to openly discuss the ICD-10 and Version 5010 transitions, including key implementation issues such as testing, and resources that can help make the transition easier. Highlights included: * A presentation by Dr. Douglas Fridsma, Acting Director, Officer of Interoperability and Standards, Office of the National Coordinator, on ICD-10 within the broad scope of health reform initiatives; * Software vendor, billing services and clearinghouse panels to discuss their high-level view of industry readiness for Version 5010 and ICD-10; and * Breakout sessions to explore readiness, barriers, testing and other issues specific to these three industry segments. The executive summary of the ICD-10 Vendor conference proceedings is now available in the Download section at the bottom of the page. A link to a video download of a condensed version of the conference's plenary session will be made available within the next few weeks, so check back at this web page often for more details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Lis tservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX <https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX> ) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS <http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS> ). Thank you.
