By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
  • Health
    • Mental Health
    Health
    Healthcare organizations are operating on slimmer profit margins than ever. One report in August showed that they are even lower than the beginning of the…
    Show More
    Top News
    migraine home remedies and-devices
    The Best Home Remedies for Migraines
    June 5, 2025
    learn to recognize and treat yeast infections
    Most Commonly Asked Questions About Yeast Infections
    November 17, 2021
    Advanced lung cancer diagnosis systems used by doctors
    Advanced Lung Cancer Diagnosis Systems Used by Doctors
    March 6, 2022
    Latest News
    5 Steps to a Promising Career as a Healthcare Administrator
    July 31, 2025
    Why Custom Telemedicine Apps Outperform Off‑the‑Shelf Solutions
    July 20, 2025
    How Probate Planning Shapes the Future of Your Estate and Family Care
    July 17, 2025
    Beyond Nutrition: Everyday Foods That Support Whole-Body Health
    June 15, 2025
  • Policy and Law
    • Global Healthcare
    • Medical Ethics
    Policy and Law
    Get the latest updates about Insurance policies and Laws in the Healthcare industry for different geographical locations.
    Show More
    Top News
    Image
    Boomer Voice
    June 12, 2013
    The Anatomy of Health Insurance [Infographic]
    April 19, 2012
    Patient Commando Features Canadian Women Changing Healthcare
    August 23, 2013
    Latest News
    How IT and Marketing Teams Can Collaborate to Protect Patient Trust
    July 17, 2025
    How Health Choices and Legal Actions Intersect After an Injury
    July 17, 2025
    How communities and healthcare providers can address slip and fall injuries with legal awareness
    July 17, 2025
    Let Your Lawyer Handle the Work Before You Pay Medical Costs
    July 6, 2025
  • Medical Innovations
  • News
  • Wellness
  • Tech
Search
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: ICD-10 Readiness Survey Results
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
Font ResizerAa
Search
Follow US
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Health Works Collective > Business > Finance > ICD-10 Readiness Survey Results
BusinesseHealthFinance

ICD-10 Readiness Survey Results

Andy Salmen
Andy Salmen
Share
4 Min Read
icd10 survey results - his
SHARE

icd10 survey results - hisWith the ICD-10 compliance deadline quickly approaching, every healthcare organization should be focusing on completing testing.  The “go live” deadline is October 1, 2014.

icd10 survey results - hisWith the ICD-10 compliance deadline quickly approaching, every healthcare organization should be focusing on completing testing.  The “go live” deadline is October 1, 2014.  Even though it was recommended that testing should already be in progress, for any healthcare organization that hasn’t started, there is still time to complete end-to-end testing.

Where do healthcare organizations stand in regards to meeting this deadline? 

KPMG conducted a survey to determine the answer to this question, and found that more than 1/3 of respondents are unsure if they will even start testing with external entities; if they will complete end-to-end testing; or if they will implement user acceptance testing.  For more about KPMG’s study, go here.

More Read

Cybersecurity in Healthcare: What’s Working?
Can Technology Transform HealthCare?
Do’s and Don’ts of Mobile/mHealth Strategy for Hospitals and HCPs
An In-Depth Overview Of The Healthcare LMS Market
How Soon Will Healthcare Connect Machine Learning with Consumers?

Another report, from The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, states that 80% of healthcare providers will not be ready for the Oct. 1, 2014 deadline. 

On the positive side, more than 3/4 of respondents indicated they completed an impact assessment, which is the first step in moving towards ICD-10 compliance.  Also, 1/3 of respondents are already completing testing – external, end-to-end, and even user compliance.  That still leaves 1/3 of respondents of which only slightly more than 80% are planning to do so, but have not yet started testing.  Some respondents, 3% to be exact, stated they do not plan on engaging in end-to-end testing at all. 

Of course, there is always a margin of error in these type of surveys.  KPMG’s survey was based on questions posed during online informational sessions.  The exact number of participants would have fluctuated for each question due to the way they were asked. This has the potential to mean that only a handful of people responded to any given question.  In addition, those who answered, they did not know, or they certainly would not be, implementing testing may simply lack the resources to do so.  Even so, these few numbers highlight how much of the healthcare industry is not yet even beginning to prepare for ICD-10 deadlines. 

So now what?

It is still possible to meet the deadline, even if an implementation plan has not yet been started.  The longer any healthcare organization waits to start their implementation plan, the less likely that they will be able to meet this October 1 deadline.  The first step to making this happen needs to start with a quality impact assessment.  Without an assessment, an organization cannot be ready for testing.  

A big part of end-to-end testing, which is very important to ensure that any health organization will not have major problems when the October deadline arrives, is testing with vendors.  Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced it is now going to be providing a testing week with their local Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for acknowledgement testing the week of March 3-7, 2014. In addition, they will be conducting limited end-to-end testing with selected providers sometime during the summer. For more information please see this CEDI website and this InformationWeek report.

According to Tom Sullivan, an editor for Government Health IT, Wayne Cafran, KPMG’s advisory principal for healthcare and life sciences, has been quoted saying, to meet that deadline at this point, any health organization would need “a flawless execution of your implementation strategy — and that needs to happen now.” 

Image courtesy of: tungphoto/ Freedigitalphotos.net

TAGGED:ICD-10
Share This Article
Facebook Copy Link Print
Share

Stay Connected

1.5kFollowersLike
4.5kFollowersFollow
2.8kFollowersPin
136kSubscribersSubscribe

Latest News

5 Steps to a Promising Career as a Healthcare Administrator
5 Steps to a Promising Career as a Healthcare Administrator
Health
July 31, 2025
holistic dental
Holistic Dentist Services Are Natural and Safe
Dental health Specialties
July 28, 2025
botox certification
Help Improve People’s Skin Health Via Botox Certification
Skin Specialties
July 22, 2025
Telemedicine Apps
Why Custom Telemedicine Apps Outperform Off‑the‑Shelf Solutions
Health
July 20, 2025

You Might also Like

competition
BusinessFinance

Convenience: The Frightening Undercurrent of Healthcare Competition

March 12, 2014

Social Media Moving into Healthcare’s Mainstream

May 3, 2011

Southern California Hospital Offers Appointments for the Emergency Room for $15.00 for Non Emergency Visits-InQuickER

February 15, 2011
boomer voice hearing loss apps
Home HealthMobile HealthTechnology

Boomer Voice: Digital Devices Help Reconnect the Hearing Impaired

October 9, 2013
Subscribe
Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!
Follow US
© 2008-2025 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?