CMS selects ICD-10 conversion software
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected ICD-10 code translation technology from 3M Health Information Systems to assist the federal agency in converting systems, applications, and reports based on ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes into ICD-10 language.
The code translation tool from 3M will be used by CMS to streamline code translations and support ICD-10 transition planning at CMS headquarters in Baltimore.
CMS also licensed the software for use by its Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs), Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and carriers to promote translations from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all of the CMS systems.
ICD-10 will replace ICD-9 as the nation’s coding standard beginning Oct. 1, 2013. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, ICD-9 no longer meets the needs of today’s healthcare system because of its limited ability to accommodate new procedures and diagnoses.
The ICD-10 code translation technology is a web-based application that supports code conversion of large, complex information systems and creates customized code mappings for clinical and business needs at large health systems and stand-alone community hospitals.
The code translation tool from 3M will be used by CMS to streamline code translations and support ICD-10 transition planning at CMS headquarters in Baltimore.
CMS also licensed the software for use by its Fiscal Intermediaries (FIs), Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and carriers to promote translations from ICD-9 to ICD-10 in all of the CMS systems.
ICD-10 will replace ICD-9 as the nation’s coding standard beginning Oct. 1, 2013. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, ICD-9 no longer meets the needs of today’s healthcare system because of its limited ability to accommodate new procedures and diagnoses.
The ICD-10 code translation technology is a web-based application that supports code conversion of large, complex information systems and creates customized code mappings for clinical and business needs at large health systems and stand-alone community hospitals.