ICD 10 Implementation Guide for Physician Practices

Preparing your practice for ICD-10 implementation is daunting, and the magnitude of these coding changes is occurring during a time when it seems change is constant but must be consistently well-managed. ICD-10 is no exception: You must properly prepare your practice for a successful and well-timed transition from ICD-9 to the new ICD-10 code sets. To help you, MGMA and AAPC have teamed up to create this point-by-point toolkit, which provides you with 15 detailed steps along with the resources, benchmarks, and timelines to guide you through every stage of ICD-10 implementation. By working through this manual, you can confidently plan, organize, communicate, and implement ICD-10 throughout your organization, with your staff, and with your vendors. Armed with this toolkit, you will: Understand ICD-10 and ICD-10-PCS coding structure and compliance timeline Evaluate the overall impact of ICD-10 on your organization Identify necessary tools to assess the impact on your organization s staff, processes, and technology and create a comprehensive implementation budget Determine your practice readiness level Design a business case for the implementation effort Develop and implement a phased and effective education and training plan Incorporate critical workflow modifications Recognize specific changes to clinician documentation needed for ensuring payment and understand how General Equivalency Mappings (GEMs) can be incorporated into your systems Determine how well your implementation process is going Apply business process analysis techniques to quickly identify, evaluate, and implement solutions that work