CGS Health Information Technology Programs: Call 704-254-7900: AHIMA To Testify on ICD-10. Watch the hearing Live!

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

AHIMA TO TESTIFY ON ICD-10 BEFORE HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE

This Wednesday, February 11 at 10:15 a.m. ET, AHIMA's Senior Director of Coding Policy and Compliance, Sue Bowman, MJ, RHIA, CCS, FAHIMA, is scheduled to testify on ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation during the "Examining ICD-10 Implementation" hearing, to be held by the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on healthcare. Stakeholders both in favor of and against implementing ICD-10 on October 1, 2015, will testify before the committee in an open discussion about industry readiness, the impact of any future implementation delays, and the best path to move forward with ICD-10 implementation.

This subcommittee has historically played key roles in healthcare legislation. AHIMA views this hearing as a positive step toward ICD-10 implementation, giving stakeholders an opportunity to communicate the value of the code sets and why ICD-10 is needed in 2015.

Keep up your efforts
Your representatives in Congress have heard your message that the ICD-10 code sets must be implemented this year. Before Wednesday morning's hearing, make sure Washington hears from you again: ICD-10 matters and implementation of the code sets can't be delayed any longer. Call and tweet your legislators using the hashtag #ICD10matters and the hashtag used by the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on healthcare, #SubHealth.

Watch the hearing live
The hearing will be broadcast live online on Wednesday, beginning at 10:15 a.m. ET, at energycommerce.house.gov.

Learn more at the Journal of AHIMA website.

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