{"id":6708,"date":"2013-05-07T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=6708"},"modified":"2013-05-07T17:00:22","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T21:00:22","slug":"aligning-with-vendors-on-icd-10-readiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/aligning-with-vendors-on-icd-10-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Aligning With Vendors on ICD-10 Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A key aspect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/icd-10-setting-basics-in-motion\/\">preparing for the ICD-10 transition<\/a> is collaborating with your vendor to ensure that all systems and processes are where they need to be. Think of your vendor as a partner who can help you prepare for ICD-10.<\/p>\n<p>In an electronic update issued April 26, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) offered the following list of questions that will assist you in assessing your vendor&#8217;s capabilities:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do your current vendor contracts cover your practice&#8217;s ICD-10-related needs?<\/li>\n<li>What is the <strong>vendor&#8217;s timeline for the ICD-10 transition<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li>Will your vendor install products well before the October 1, 2014 deadline, so you can begin testing them in 2013?<\/li>\n<li>Has your vendor scheduled with you to test your system with your trading partners?<\/li>\n<li>Will all your vendor&#8217;s current products and applications be updated for ICD-10?<\/li>\n<li>Has your vendor scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/icd-10-training-methods-you-can-start-now\/\">training for your staff<\/a> on the ICD-10 system updates?<\/li>\n<li>Do products give you the ability to search for codes by the ICD-10 alphabetic and tabular indexes? Do they allow you to search by clinical concept?<\/li>\n<li>Will the product allow for coding in both ICD-9 and ICD-10 to accommodate transactions with dates of service before Oct. 1, 2014, and transactions with dates of service after Oct. 1, 2014?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CMS noted that after you assess the vendor&#8217;s capabilities, you should continue communications throughout the ICD-10 transition. Here are the areas to keep in focus:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning<br \/>\n<\/strong>Communicate your needs and goals to your vendor and ask for your vendor to provide <strong>assurance in writing<\/strong> that products and testing plans will fulfill your requirements. Ask your vendor to share some strategies that other clients have used successfully.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Implementation and internal testing<br \/>\n<\/strong>Work with your vendor to update and test clinical, financial, actuarial, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/actionable-analytics-reporting-easy-useful\/\">reporting processes<\/a>. Your vendor should offer technical support and guidance during and after the installation of new software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Testing with payers<br \/>\n<\/strong>Find out how your vendor will provide support as you begin testing ICD-10 transactions with payers and other business trading partners. Allow up to a year in advance of the Oct. 1, 2014, ICD-10 deadline for testing with trading partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolving testing issues<br \/>\n<\/strong>Determine what role your vendor will play in <strong>resolving any testing failures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional ICD-10 checklists, timelines, and implementation guides are available on the\u00a0CMS website.<\/p>\n<p><em>Frank Irving is the Editor at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.physbiztech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PhysBizTech<\/a>, a publication of MedTech Media that provides business and technology intelligence to forward-thinking medical practices.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key aspect of preparing for the ICD-10 transition is collaborating with your vendor to ensure that all systems and processes are where they need to be. Think of your vendor as a partner who can help you prepare for ICD-10. 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