Step 2: Planning and Implementation Analysis
The planning and impact analysis should be completed by the end of first quarter 2010. Monthly meetings should be held to facilitate the process which involves developing:
- An awareness campaign
- A facility-wide inventory of your information systems
- An assessment of vendor readiness
- A "Master To-Do List"
- An evaluation of health plan contract implications
- A prepared budget
Resources
The following resources are targeted towards helping your organization with planning and implementation analysis:
- Your ICD-10 Planning Starts Now. to access.
- HIPAA Code Set Rule: ICD-10 Implementation, An Executive Briefing. Click here to access.
To learn more about the following audio conferences, please click here.
- ICD-10 Planning & Impact Analysis Webinar: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions (Audio CD)
- Applying ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines to Key Coding Clinic Cases (Audio CD)
- Anatomy and Physiology Review for ICD-10 Preparation (Audio CD)
- Applying ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines to Key Coding Clinic Cases: Circulatory, Respiratory and Musculoskeletal System (Audio Conference — November 2010)