Physicians Applaud News of ICD-10 Implementation Delay

Physicians have responded positively to news that CMS may delay the implementation date of ICD-10, according to a Health Leaders Media report.

Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator for CMS, told an American Medical Association conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that the agency will "reexamine the pace at which [it implements] ICD-10." She said CMS should issue a statement on the topic in the coming days or weeks.

Physician organizations, including the American Medical Association, have previously called for a delay of the implementation date, going as far as to say that a transition to ICD-10 is unnecessary and overly burdensome.

AMA president-elect Jeremy A. Lazarus, MD, said Tuesday that the organization "welcomes the opportunity to discuss ICD-10 implementation, along with many overlapping regulatory requirements that are burdening physician practices."

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