Taking a Custom Approach: Best Practices for Effective ICD-10 Staff Training

With less than nine months left until the transition to ICD-10, it’s crucial that healthcare providers have a solid execution strategy in place.

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Staff training is a significant part of that strategy, according to a poll conducted by audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG. Twenty-nine percent of health plans and healthcare providers polled from October to December 2013 identified training and information sessions about ICD-10 as the most critical factor in ensuring successful change management. Furthermore, 37 percent said educating staff is the biggest clinical documentation improvement challenge they face.

Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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