{"id":4056,"date":"2014-06-11T11:32:09","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T11:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=4056"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:15:02","slug":"how-can-coders-prepare-themselves-for-challenges-post-icd-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/how-can-coders-prepare-themselves-for-challenges-post-icd-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How can Coders Prepare themselves for Challenges Post ICD-10?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hospitals and healthcare providers are facing increased changes in coding regulations. They are looking for well-trained coding and billing staff to maximize revenue and ensure readiness for ICD-10. This has broadened the job scope for coders and billers. However, in order to take advantage of current market conditions, coders will have to prepare themselves for handling billing and coding challenges post ICD-10.<\/p>\n

This will help them grab an exciting job opportunity in a hospital or healthcare institution. They will have to be well versed with the required level of expertise and brush up their knowledge about the new code set through online resources for ICD-10. It will prove effective in increasing their physiology and anatomical knowledge and help them code for services with accuracy.<\/p>\n

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Industry facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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  • ICD-10 in the US is going to be more precise and it is anticipated to bring down the productivity level of coders and billers by 50%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Compliance date has been shifted to October 2015, giving more time to coders for preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • Inpatient coders should receive anywhere between 57 and 62 hours of training in order to become prepared for ICD-10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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