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fied" and spot any trends that may lead to a documentation deficiency. If
you identify a documentation deficiency, alert your doctors right away.
Even though you may have warned surgeons about documentation
issues previously, they could think that their current documentation is
okay if you don't tell them otherwise.
No more false starts?
Who can say for sure that ICD-10 is entirely safe from further delay?
Yes, Congress could once again postpone the code set conversion. But
you should keep moving toward the Oct. 1 compliance deadline
knowing that this time, it might just happen. OSM
C O D I N G & B I L L I N G
Ms. Bentin (cristina@ccmpro.com) is the president of Coding Compliance Management in Baton Rouge,
La., and an AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM trainer.
