There will be major changes
from ICD-9 to ICD-10.
Unlike the usual annual
updates of ICD-9 codes, the ICD-10 codes are markedly different from their
predecessors. And because ICD-9 codes are used in almost every clinical and
administrative process in a health care setting, substantial system and
procedural changes will be necessary to implement and correctly use the new
codes. The updated code sets will allow, and in fact will require, significant
changes in the way health plans reimburse services, and in the way coverage of
services is determined. ICD-10 will enable significant improvements in care
management, public health reporting, research, and quality measurement.
“We’re concerned and worried
about how this transition will affect our customers as well as other agencies,”
said Clyde Wafford, president of OrionNet Systems. “We want to know, will the state be ready to
take on this big of a change? Will agencies have to be prepared to deal with
mass financial adjustments? We’re telling our agencies to be prepared financially
to deal with this adjustment.”
OrionNet Systems will be
working with the state to ensure their customers have a smooth transition from
ICD-9 to ICD-10.
“We’re there for our
members,” said Clyde Wafford. “We’ll be working with every agency on their
denials and instituting an ICD-9 to ICD-10 crosswalk to make this transition
seamless.”
OrionNet Systems warns
agencies that are still paper-and-pen based that they should not take on this
transition alone.
“This will be a difficult
bridge to cross alone,” said Clyde Wafford. “OrionNet Systems is here to help.”
About OrionNet Systems
OrionNet is an Oklahoma small business
founded in 2001. OrionNet has designed, developed and supported applications
created both for the client-server and web environments, as well as developing,
marketing and supporting a commercial application for the counseling centers
industry.
Visit the OrionNet Systems’
website, www.iorion.com, or their social
media pages, https://twitter.com/ThinkHealth
& https://www.facebook.com/pages/OrionNet-Systems/139352156150090
for more information.
About Medicaid.gov
Medicaid.gov is a federal
government managed website by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Data-and-Systems/ICD-Coding/ICD-10-Changes-from-ICD-9.html
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