With the deadline for the ICD-10 transition closing in, healthcare providers, payers and other affected organizations are buckling down to ensure their staff members are ready for the switch.
People in the following 21 roles may need education on the benefits and structure of ICD-10, according to the American Health Information Management Association.
1. Accounting professionals
2. Ancillary department staff (such as physical therapists, occupational therapists and respiratory therapists)
3. Auditors and consultants who perform documentation or coding review
4. Billing or financial office professionals
5. Clinical department managers
6. Clinicians
7. Corporate compliance office staff
8. Data analysts (both in and outside the organization)
9. Data quality management staff
10. Data security personnel
11. Health information management staff responsible for health record services
12. Hospice professionals
13. IT and information systems staff
14. Nursing facility staff
15. Other data users (e.g., performance improvement)
16. Outpatient service billing staff
17. Patient access and registration staff (if involved in medical necessity determinations)
18. Quality management staff
19. Researchers
20. Utilization management staff
21. Visiting nurses
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