WEDI to HHS: More ICD-10 testing needed
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has submitted a letter to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary encouraging the agency to consider additional Medicare testing prior to ICD-10 implementation.
WEDI has been working with public and private sectors of the industry to facilitate implementation of ICD-10 and believes the magnitude of the change warrants thorough testing with a range of trading partners to avoid significant disruption to the industry.
“Complete end-to-end testing of any technology project allows developers to ensure, as much as possible, that when the individual parts are put together, the system works as expected. IT experts concur that adequate end-to-end testing vs. testing individual steps and processes in isolation is critical to successfully implementing any major IT project,” the letter reads.
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Complete end-to-end testing of any technology project allows developers to ensure, as much as possible, that when the individual parts are put together, the system works as expected. IT experts concur that adequate end-to-end testing vs. testing individual steps and processes in isolation is critical to successfully implementing any major IT project. - See more at: http://www.wedi.org/knowledge-center/comment-letters-testimony/comment-letters/2014/01/13/wedi-icd-10-testing-concerns#sthash.DrWT5ZQY.dpuf
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