Rhonda Buckholtz, VP with the American Association of Professional Coders, shares the results of a survey they conducted on the state of provider readiness for a 2014 ICD-10 implementation. She participated in our June Open Line Friday call. Find more here: www.

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Rhonda Buckholtz, AAPC, VP, ICD-10
Rhonda.buckholtz@aapc.com

2. AboutAAPC
Over 130,000 members
Members represent:
• Coders
• Billers
• Practice Managers
• Auditors
• Compliance Officers
• Instructors/Schools
• Health Plans

3. Effectsofthecurrentdelay
Timeframes
0 20 40 60
Continue with original
timeframes
Slow down
Stop preparing

4. Effectsofthecurrentdelay
Where were you at?
0 10 20 30 40
Beginning phases
Training complete
Testing with vendors
Ready to go

5. Effectsofthecurrentdelay
Has your practice performed ICD-10Testing?
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Yes
No
Vendor wasn't ready

6. Effectsofthecurrentdelay
Were you prepared for testing prior to delay?
0 20 40 60 80
Yes
No

7. Whatareyourbiggestconcernsmovingforward
Unclear messaging from CMS
Vendor readiness
IT issues
Training physicians
EHR Upgrades not ready
AMA opposition
Mixed messaging
What will stop it from happening
again?
Documentation
Testing
Credibility
Claim delays
Another delay

8. MitigatingRiskofFutureImplementationHurdles
What AAPC is doing
1. Educational Concerns
1. AAPC is offering free monthly refresher webinars to everyone it has educated
on code set training
2. Extended free online access to ICD-10 courses until December 31, 2015
3. Free coding tools on AAPC website
2. Provider Tools
1. ICD-10 Crosswalks for 20 specialties released for free via WEDI
3. Messaging
1. Positive articles on potential benefits of ICD-10
2. Dispel the myths

9. CodeSetFreeze-ICD-10-CM C&M
AAPC’s Request….
1. Make the needed changes to the code sets now
1. Industry is being educated incorrectly
2. Say no to new codes but yes to fixing what is wrong
2. Broaden the current“cooperating parties”
1. There is no one representing the physician
marketplace currently