The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has mandated that all stakeholders covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) must transition to the ICD-10 code set on October 1, 2015. However, the scope and complexity of the transition are significant. On June 17, 2015 eHealth Initiative, AHIMA, and Greenway hosted a webinar overview of results from a survey exploring how provider organizations are preparing for the transition, assessing the anticipated impact of the transition, and developing post-implementation plans.

As a follow-up to surveys in 2013 and 2014, eHealth Initiative and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) conducted a survey of healthcare providers in May and June of 2015 to assess the anticipated impact of the transition to ICD-10. Specific areas of focus included readiness for testing and implementation, anticipated financial, clinical, and operational impacts of the transition, and post-implementation strategies for maintaining productivity.

We discussed our members' submissions of best use case examples and began work toward the development of a final report, to be released during our 2016 Annual Conference, held February 3-4 in Washington, DC.