Yesterday, October 1, was the
official date to switch to the ICD-10 coding system for diagnoses, for billing
and claims. Were you prepared? And if you were not, is it too late?
According to OrionNet Systems,
it’s not too late to get assistance with ICD-10.
“We are ready, been ready,
and have improved ThinkHealth to make it ready for ICD-10 for our agencies,”
said Clyde Wafford, president of OrionNet Systems. “Our superior support team is
ready to help customers and we believe we can make this ICD-10 process easier
for anyone that needs help.”
OrionNet Systems has been in
business since 2001 and has dedicated their time and effort towards making a
product that helps behavioral health and substance abuse agencies help their
clients.
If you aren’t completely
familiar with the switch, the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is used to report
medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures. All entities covered by the Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 are required to
use the ICD coding system for all billing and claims – this includes payers,
provider organizations, and hospitals. The United States has been in the
process of switching from the ICD-9 classification system to the newer tenth
version of the ICD for the past few years – with many problems along the way.
In reality, the transition
from ICD-9 to ICD-10 affects everything from clinical diagnoses, billing,
contracts, and work flow to health information technology (HIT) and compliance
protocol standards – and the transition will involve moving from about roughly
14,000 diagnosis codes and about 3,000 procedure codes, to 69,000 diagnosis
codes and 71,000 procedure codes. Which systems in your organization will this
change touch? All of them.
“We hope everyone had a
smooth transition yesterday,” said Clyde Wafford. “And if you didn’t, know that
OrionNet Systems can help. It’s not too late. You don’t have to do it alone.”
About OrionNet Systems
OrionNet is an Oklahoma small business
founded in 2001. OrionNet has designed, developed and supported applications
created both for the client-server and web environments, as well as developing,
marketing and supporting a commercial application for the counseling centers
industry.
Visit the OrionNet Systems’
website, www.iorion.com, or their social
media pages, https://twitter.com/ThinkHealth
& https://www.facebook.com/pages/OrionNet-Systems/139352156150090
for more information.
About Medicaid.gov
Medicaid.gov is a federal
government managed website by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Data-and-Systems/ICD-Coding/ICD-10-Changes-from-ICD-9.html
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