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Start Prepping for the ICD-10 Transition.The current ICD-9 codes that have been used to code health diagnoses for more than 20 years will be retired and replaced as of Oct. 1, 2013, with new ICD-10 codes. While still four years away, the ACC is encouraging members to begin familiarizing themselves with the new codes and preparing for the transition now, including inquiring with software and EHR vendors about ICD-10 compliance. A preliminary version of the U.S. codes is available at www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/icd9/icd10cm.htm. Although this version is likely to change substantially before 2013, it provides a window into the degrees of precision that are available under the new system. More information is also available on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Web site at www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/. This month's issue of Cardiology magazine also goes into greater detail on the transition and what physicians and practices can do to prepare.

 

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