title: ICD-10: cracking the code.
abstract: Healthcare organizations should address physician clinical documentation improvement now, before the Oct. 1, 2014, implementation deadline for ICD-10, if they are to mitigate risk related to ICD-10 and optimize operational processes. Improving documentation now will have an immediate effect on revenue and will minimize the potential for losses related to denied claims after ICD-10 goes into effect. Training of physicians should not be just a "once-and-done" process. Organizations should plan now for training to continue even after the implementation deadline.
authors.affiliation: Medical Audit Resource Services Inc. (MARSI), Eustis, FL, USA. tmhusty@himexperts.com
authors.forename: Todd M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Husty
authors.forename: Lucy Mancini
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000592:standards; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States