ICD-9, the coding system currently used by the healthcare industry, has been in place for approximately 30 years. The new system, which adds over 60,000 codes for outpatient settings and nearly 70,000 for inpatient settings, will go live on Oct. 1, 2013.
According to the report, organizations will need to train current coders in ICD-10 or look to hire outside help. Minneapolis-area colleges are offering separate ICD-10 classes so that students will have proficiency in both systems by the time they graduate.
Read the Star Tribune report on ICD-10 in Minneapolis.
Read more on ICD-10:
–Half of Healthcare Facilities Name ICd-10 as Top Financial IT Priority for 2011
–ICD-10-CM: Out With the Old, In With the New
–AHA Announces Audio Conference on ICD-10
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