{"id":852,"date":"2012-03-02T14:15:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T14:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcodersblog.com\/?p=852"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:21:17","slug":"making-icd-10-transition-easier-efficient-and-meaningful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillersandcoders.com\/blog\/making-icd-10-transition-easier-efficient-and-meaningful\/","title":{"rendered":"Making ICD-10 transition easier, efficient and meaningful"},"content":{"rendered":"

By now medical practices must have realized that the transition to ICD-10 means more than just learning a new code set and upgrading the existing software. As medical practices embark on the transition to a more radical system of clinical and operational regimen, the deadline for which is set at October 1, 2013, they are slowly but surely beginning to realize its impact and scope.<\/p>\n

The ICD-10<\/a>, the seed for which was sown decade ago, is deliberate policy change by the Federal Health Department seeking to usher in radical change in clinical, operational and revenue aspects of healthcare industry as a whole.<\/p>\n

As practices begin to feel the impact of the transition, albeit for the elevation of the quality of medical care, they would invariably have to react with congruent changes to their clinical, operational and revenue functionalities. Such comprehensive modification would entail sprucing up each and every segment of clinical practices, beginning with:<\/p>\n