CMS to conduct three weeks of ICD-10 acknowledgment testing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is planning three weeks of ICD-10 acknowledgment testing for covered providers.
The agency plans to collect data about the testing to ascertain industry readiness for ICD-10 implementation, according to a notice. All covered entities must be fully compliant by Oct. 1, 2015.
The three testing periods are:
- Nov. 17-21, 2014
- March 2-6, 2015
- June 1-5, 2015
“These testing weeks will allow trading partner’s access to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and Common Electronic Data Interchange (CEDI) for testing with real-time help desk support,” according to CMS. The event will be conducted virtually and will be posted on the CMS website, the CEDI website and each MAC's website.
Read the entire notice here.