Planning Your ICD-10 Transition Activities for 2013

The year 2013 brings two crucial ICD-10 transition milestones for providers:

•     April 1, 2013: Testing ICD-10 with colleagues/staff within your practice
•     October 1, 2013: Testing ICD-10 with business trading partners like payers, clearinghouses, and billing services

Review your ICD-10 timeline and make sure you are on track to meet these milestones.  To prepare for testing, click here to review a list of suggested activities. 

Expect to continue testing transactions and fine-tuning your transition up until the ICD-10 compliance date of October 1, 2014.  [Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid]