“Few U.S. health IT professionals are unaware of the upcoming mandated transition to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Edition, or ICD-10.
Those who have begun making the transition to ICD-10 codes for diagnoses and billing remain in the minority, however, even with an Oct. 1, 2013, deadline for making the switch. Progress on upgrading to version 5010 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) electronic transaction standards, which must happen by Jan. 1, 2012 has been equally slow.”
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Brian Eastwood, HealthITExchange, 15 February 2011
