5 Initial Tasks for a Hospital ICD-10 Project Team

An ICD-10 project team is essential to a hospital’s successful transition to ICD-10, and it must have representatives from each key area of the organization, according to recent guidance from CMS.

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CMS said an ICD-10 project team should include senior management, health information management/coding, billing and finance, compliance, revenue cycle management and IT.

When the team is compiled, one person should serve as project manager. That project manager should make sure the following initial tasks are completed and communicate regularly with the entire ICD-10 project team.

1. Establish regular check-in meetings.

2. Conduct an ICD-10 impact assessment.

3. Plan a comprehensive and realistic budget.

4. Identify and ensure involvement and commitment of all internal and external stakeholders.

5. Develop and adhere to a well-defined implementation timeframe.

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