Conversely, almost 75 percent of hospitals and health systems reported having started or completed external testing and 90 percent of those reported they would be ICD-10 compliant by the Oct. 1 deadline.
“While much of the industry is nearing readiness, nearly one-quarter of physician practice respondents said they will not be ready by the October 1, 2015 deadline and another one-quarter were unsure,” said Jim Daley, WEDI past-chair and ICD-10 Workgroup co-chair. “Without a dedicated and aggressive effort to complete implementation activities in the time remaining, this lack of readiness may lead to disruption in claims processing.”
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