Preparing Safety Net Providers for ICD-10 Webinar

This webinar on Friday, August 23 from 2-3pm ET will focus on how safety net providers can prepare for the ICD-10 transition.  Preparing for the ICD-10 transition is imminent and mandated for all HIPAA covered entities by October 1, 2014.  Presenters for this webinar will focus on the following topics:

• How providers can start to manage the transition for the ICD-10 compliance deadline of October 1, 2014;
• Understand the billing and coding impacts for their safety net organization; and
• How providers in Iowa have already begun their ICD-10 transition.

Presenters Include:

• Robert Tagalicod, Director & Senior Privacy Official, Office of E-Health Standards and Services; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Bill Finerfrock, Executive Director; National Association of Rural Health Clinics
• Bob Schlueter, Provider Services Account Manager; Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

Click here to register.

Previous HRSA Health IT and Quality Webinars can be accessed at the HRSA Health IT and Quality Webinar website.

Technical Assistance Resources

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and The Health Resources & Services Administration have several valuable resources available on ICD-10. These include:

• CMS ICD-10 Website, which provides a variety of comprehensive resources about ICD-10 including timelines, training modules, and fact sheets.
• HRSA ICD-10 Website, which provides a variety of related ICD-10 resources for safety net providers.

Questions for presenters are welcome ahead of the event and may be emailed to healthit@hrsa.gov.  [Source:  HRSA]