Registration is now open for a provider call to be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the conversion to ICD-10 within CMS. CMS recommends this 90-minute session for physicians and other healthcare providers, physician office staff and coding/billing staff. The call, which will include a question and answer session, will feature presentations on a wide range of ICD-10 related topics including:

  • ICD-10 overview
  • Lab NCDs conversion process from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM
  • Home health conversion
  • OASIS and procedure code reporting
  • Update on claims spanning the implementation date
  • National ICD-10 implementation issues

To register, please go to the call registration page on the CMS website. For more information about the ICD-10 transition, including details about future calls, visit the CMS ICD-10 website. Coding Corner articles are archived on the Coding Page of the AASM website for future reference.