{"id":15112,"date":"2014-11-07T17:18:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T17:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.carecloud.com\/?p=15112"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:23:13","slug":"top-3-tips-ease-icd-10-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/top-3-tips-ease-icd-10-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Tips to Ease ICD-10 Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Start a conversation about ICD-10 implementation \u2013 looming less than a year from now \u2013 and you might hear some pessimism. True, switching to a new code set with almost 70,000 codes might seem daunting, even as changes in healthcare go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, there are many reasons for optimism, according to Precyse, CareCloud\u2019s physician practice ICD-10 coding education partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Physicians who master the greater specificity of ICD-10 codes can, for example, decrease the amount of back-and-forth communication with billing staff. This can increase productivity and reimbursement. Also, ICD-10\u2019s inclusion of patient severity information can ease the burden of demonstrating the quality of care and justifying the use of healthcare resources, especially with more complex cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Here are 3 tips from Precyse to make the most of the time remaining before the official transition to ICD-10:<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">#1. Don&#8217;t Stop Preparing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Even though ICD-10 doesn\u2019t go live until October 1, 2015, take advantage of the interim to optimize ICD-10 training. There is no drawback to preparing physicians now for the heightened documentation requirements. Their stronger documentation skills can improve coding and reimbursement \u2014 even for the waning months of the ICD-9 system.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>#2. Target and Tailor Education<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Provide ICD-10 training on a \u201cneed to know\u201d basis. Most physicians need the greatest familiarity with codes within their specialty and for common co-morbid diseases. In addition, make the most of limited physician time by focusing on overall ICD-10 concepts. Documenting site, specificity, laterality, timing, manifestations, stage, status, and any dependence on drugs, alcohol, or tobacco are essential to optimal use of ICD-10 codes. Also, offer multiple learning modalities (online learning, peer-to-peer, professional experts, etc.) so physicians can choose educational formats that work best for them.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>#3.\u00a0 Implement the Right Technology<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Modern technology can facilitate and ease a lot of the transition to ICD-10, especially clinical documentation improvement and computer-assisted coding software.\u00a0 These technologies help to ensure proper documentation for every patient encounter and help facilitate a faster, more accurate coding process. Also, features of electronic health record technology such as customizable templates and intelligent prompts can drive greater efficiency with ICD-10 coding. Another tip is to choose a vendor that seamlessly integrates the new codes and continuously updates their system for ICD-10 going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Precyse is a health information management and technology firm. Among its many offerings is Precyse University, an ICD-10 education solution for all physician practices and clinics.<\/p>\n<p>Be ready for ICD-10 with modern billing software. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.carecloud.com\/CentralVideo?lead_source=Web&amp;lead_source_detail=CareCloud.com&amp;ls_description=central-video-CCblog110614\">CareCloud Central<\/a> Practice Management.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start a conversation about ICD-10 implementation \u2013 looming less than a year from now \u2013 and you might hear some pessimism. True, switching to a new code set with almost 70,000 codes might seem daunting, even as changes in healthcare go. However, there are many reasons for optimism, according to Precyse, CareCloud\u2019s physician practice ICD-10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[38,75,107,108,109],"class_list":["post-15112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","category-revenue","tag-icd-10","tag-icd-10-codes","tag-icd-10-education","tag-icd-10-implementation","tag-precyse"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top 3 Tips to Ease Transition to ICD-10 Codes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Make the most of the move to ICD-10 codes with 3 tips from Precyse, CareCloud&#039;s ICD-10 coding education partner.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, 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