Maintaining
Your Progress
The
lefts
for Medicare
&
Medicaid
Services
(CMS)
released
a new
infographic
based
on the
Next
Steps
Toolkit
to
help you
analyze
your ICD-10
progress.
By keeping
your systems
and resources
updated,
you can
ensure
that your
organization
continues
to move
forward.
Today,
we will
explore
how to
maintain
your progress.
Keep
Your Coding
Tools
Up to
Date
ICD-10
updates
take
place
annually
on
October
1,
following
the
same
timeline
used
for
ICD-9
updates.
Be
sure
to
keep
all
your
systems
and
coding
tools
up
to
date,
and
to
review
the
ICD-10-CM
and
ICD-10-PCS
General
Coding
Guidelines
on
a
regular
basis.
With
quality
reporting
and
other
requirements,
it’s
more
important
than
ever
that
you
update
your
coding
resources
at
least
annually. Led
by
CMS
and
CDC,
the
ICD-10
Coordination
and
Maintenance
(C&M)
Committee
is
responsible
for
updates
to
ICD-10.
You
can
submit
proposals
(sample
proposals
from
September
2015)
for
diagnosis
code
updates
to
CDC
at
nchsicd10@cdc.gov.
The
ICD-10
C&M
Committee
reviews
proposals
for
potential
presentation
at
its
March
and
September
meetings.
Keep
Up to
Date on
ICD-10
Visit
the CMS
ICD-10
website
and
Roadto10.org
for
the latest
news and
official
resources,
including
the
Next
Steps
Toolkit,
ICD-10
Quick
Start
Guide,
and a
contact
list for
provider
Medicare
and Medicaid
questions.
Sign up
for
CMS
ICD-10
Email
Updates
and
follow
us
on
Twitter.
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