CMS Delays ICD-10 Compliance Date

She suggests that physicians take this opportunity to prepare their practices for the changeover at a more even pace. It is, however, dangerous to stop the process because implementation of ICD-10 has to occur eventually.

“ICD-10 is inevitable and it is just a matter of when, not if,” says Chung. “This should not be viewed as a reason to put things on hold and wait to see what CMS is going to do. CMS is only talking about tweaking the time for the implementation date.”

Kurt Ullman is a freelance writer based in Indiana.

The ICD-10 page on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website features a countdown clock that shows the time left until Oct. 1, 2015, the date on which compliance with the new code set becomes mandatory. By the time this issue goes to press, the clock will read 90 or fewer days. Time…

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