There are only 2 weeks to Submit Comments for the HHS Proposed Rule to Delay ICD-10
The proposed rule<http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-04-17/pdf/2012-8718.pdf> to delay the compliance date for ICD-10 from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014 is posted to the Federal Register. There are only two weeks left in the 30-day comment period. This comment period allows you to provide very important feedback to HHS about this proposed compliance date change, which will affect many aspects of your organization. When proposing the delay to ICD-10, HHS took into consideration feedback that some provider groups have concerns about their ability to meet the October 1, 2013 ICD-10 compliance date, based in part on implementation issues they have experienced meeting HHS' compliance deadline for Version 5010 standards. All HIPAA-covered entities must transition to ICD-10 in order to assure that there is a smooth transition between provider organizations and trading partners, which will help to avoid rejected claims and provider payment delays. By delaying the compliance date for ICD-10, as proposed in this rule, providers and other covered entities will have more time to prepare and fully test their systems to ensure a smooth and coordinated transition among all industry segments. All comments are due to HHS no later than 5:00 pm ET on May 17, 2012, and can be submitted in the following ways: * Electronically by following the ''Submit a comment'' instructions on the Regulations.gov website<http://www.regulations.gov/#!home> * By regular mail sent to: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-0040-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, MD 21244-8013 Keep Up to Date on Version 5010 and ICD-10 Please visit the ICD-10 website<http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/index.html?redirect=/ICD10> for the latest news and resources to help you prepare! ________________________________ If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (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.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
