National Provider Call: Preparing Physicians for ICD-10 Implementation - Register Now
Thursday, October 25; 1:30-3pm ET
HHS has announced the final rule that delays the ICD-10 compliance date from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. Now is the time to prepare.
During this ICD-10 National Provider Call, Dr. Ginger Boyle, a practicing family physician who has developed a coding education program for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System (SRHS) and its family practice residency program, will share her success and some practical advice about the SRHS transition to ICD-10. CMS subject matter experts will also present the latest information and updates from their areas, followed by a question and answer session.
Agenda:
- Transitioning to ICD-10: practical pointers for providers
- Overview of ICD-10 implementation requirements
- Plans for Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and National Coverage Determination (NCD) ICD-10 conversions
- National implementation issues and plans
- Question and answer session
Target Audience: Medical coders, physicians, physician office staff, nurses and other non-physician practitioners, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers, laboratories, and all Medicare FFS providers
Registration Information: In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the call on the CMS Upcoming National Provider Calls registration website. Registration will close at 12pm on the day of the call or when available space has been filled; no exceptions will be made, so please register early.
Presentation: The presentation for this call will be posted prior to the call on the FFS National Provider Calls web page. In addition, a link to the slide presentation will be emailed to all registrants on the day of the call.
Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain CMS National Provider Calls. Visit the Continuing Education Credit Notification web page to learn more.
CMS will post links on the October 25 National Provider Call detail web page to the written transcript, audio recording, and a video slideshow presentation as they become available. A listserv message will be announce the availability of these post call materials.
