BREAKING NEWS: CMS Confirms ICD-10 Transition Delay to 2014

In announcing a final rule on administration simplification around the establishment of a unique health plan identifier, the Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 24 also confirmed the shift to Oct. 1, 2014 of the required date of compliance with the transition to the new ICD-10 coding system.
April 9, 2013

The Department of Health and Human Services on Aug. 24, in announcing an administration simplification change around the creation of a unique health plan identifier (HPID), also confirmed through that final rule, the delay to Oct. 1, 2014 for compliance with the transition to the ICD-10 coding system, from the ICD-9 coding system. More information on both of these areas can be found at http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp

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