{"id":5152,"date":"2015-03-20T10:21:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T10:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/?p=5152"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:14:54","slug":"how-to-start-icd-10-training-for-medical-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/how-to-start-icd-10-training-for-medical-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start ICD-10 Training for Medical Practices?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a few more months left for the ICD-10 transition, how prepared is your practice for the implementation? According to a survey conducted by Porter Research, approximately 67% respondents were sure that ICD-10 will be implemented on the scheduled date of 1 October 2015. In this blog, we will discuss about how to start ICD-10 training medical practices.<\/p>\n

Many physician practices in the US are yet to be prepared for the complexities of ICD-10 including, reduced staff productivity and lack of adequate training. As per the Porter Research survey, 21% respondents were on track for the transition whereas 15% said they have not yet started preparing. While some have not started preparing due to lack of time, staff and training resources, others are still waiting for their EHR vendor to provide them ICD-10<\/a> software updates.<\/p>\n


\nHere\u2019s how you can get started with ICD-10 training:<\/h2>\n

Invest Time<\/h3>\n

According to AHIMA, ICD-10 training should begin not more than six months before the compliance date. Different healthcare organizations will require different types of training; however, on average, coders will have to invest approximately 16 hours for learning the new code set.<\/p>\n

For inpatient coders, around 50 hours will be required for training. Hospital coders will have to lean ICD-10 diagnosis and ICD-10 inpatient procedure coding whereas physician practice coders will be required to learn only ICD-10 diagnosis coding.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/h3>\n

Providers will have to look for professional organizations that offer specialty-specific ICD-10 coding. The CMS<\/a> also has ICD-10 training materials and resources to help practices prepare for the transition. ICD-10 training materials can also be obtained from medical specialty societies and software vendors.<\/p>\n