At the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Code-a-thon on April 26, the American Academy of Professional Coders suggested 16 steps for successful implementation of ICD-10.
AAPC's recommendations include the following:
1. Organize the implementation effort.
2. Develop an ICD-10 communications plan.
3. Conduct an impact analysis.
4. Organize cross-functional efforts.
5. Develop a budget.
6. Design and develop an internal system.
7. Develop a training plan.
8. Contact system vendors.
9. Implement planning.
10. Begin training for Phase I.
11. Perform a business process analysis.
12. Begin education and training for Phase II.
13. Develop policy change.
14. Measure outcomes.
15. Deploy code by vendors to customers.
16. Go live — implementation compliance.
Read AAPC's Code-a-thon presentation on ICD-10 (pdf).
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AAPC's recommendations include the following:
1. Organize the implementation effort.
2. Develop an ICD-10 communications plan.
3. Conduct an impact analysis.
4. Organize cross-functional efforts.
5. Develop a budget.
6. Design and develop an internal system.
7. Develop a training plan.
8. Contact system vendors.
9. Implement planning.
10. Begin training for Phase I.
11. Perform a business process analysis.
12. Begin education and training for Phase II.
13. Develop policy change.
14. Measure outcomes.
15. Deploy code by vendors to customers.
16. Go live — implementation compliance.
Read AAPC's Code-a-thon presentation on ICD-10 (pdf).
Related Articles on ICD-10:
Platform Aims to Facilitate ICD-10 Transition Through Vendor Transparency
ICD-10 Code-A-Thon Presentation Says "ICD-10 Will Change Everything"
Survey Shows ICD-10 Staff Training Needed, Though Most Have Not Started