NGS released draft checklists for payor, large practice and small practice testing. NGS and CMS will update the drafts once feedback comes in. The end-to-end testing is designed to evaluate the ICD-10 preparedness of all parties, including vendors and payors, and to work out any problems before the code set is implemented.
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