Version 5010 and ICD-10 Readiness Assessment 05.11.2012 Conducted among Health Care Providers, Payers and Vendors for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Background and Methodology The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) designed an OMB-cleared assessment instrument to survey health care providers, payers and vendors about their awareness of and preparation for the upgrade to Version 5010 and transition [...]

HHS proposes one-year delay of ICD-10 compliance date 04.25.2012 On April 17, 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that would delay, from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014, the compliance date for the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnosis and procedure codes (ICD-10). The ICD-10 compliance date change is part of a proposed rule that [...]

HHS Announces Intent to Delay ICD-10 Compliance Date 04.10.2012 As part of President Obama’s commitment to reducing regulatory burden, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius today announced that 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). The final rule adopting [...]

Extension of Enforcement Discretion Period for Updated HIPAA transaction standards through June 30, 2012 03.24.2012 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) is announcing that it will not initiate enforcement action for an additional three (3) months, through June 30, 2012, against any covered entity that is required to comply with the updated transactions standards adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability [...]