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HHS has proposed delaying the compliance date for ICD-10 conversion by one year to Oct. 1, 2014. The deadline extension was one of several topics covered in an e-mailed news release from HHS, which also announced a proposed rule that would establish a unique health plan identifier under the HIPAA Act of 1996. To access […]
“HHS will initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis and procedure codes (ICD-10),” according to a news release from the department. HHS will announce a new compliance date moving forward, it stated. “ICD-10 codes are important to many […]
Over 50 organizations — including CHIME and the AHA — have written a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to demand CMS make major changes to the Meaningful Use NPRM. The group is asking for: Greater flexibility in meeting meaningful use; More time to achieve meaningful use; Small physician practice representation on the Health IT Policy Committee; A feedback loop on program performance; A focus on clinical functions …
