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The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule on HIPAA electronic standards that would replace ICD-9 code sets with the greatly expanded ICD-10 code sets for claims, remittance advice, eligibility inquiries, referral authorizations, and other transactions.
This shift, effective October 1, 2013, represents a major change for the health care industry and without a solid upfront strategy in place prior to implementation, health care organizations could fall behind.