As the 2013 implementation date for ICD-10 draws closer, healthcare organizations must prepare for future requirements with minimal disruption in current workflow.
To ease the process, Elsevier has developed a phased, organized and comprehensive ICD-10 transition plan that serves as a roadmap for successful planning and implementation.
For all health organizations impacted by ICD-10, Elsevier has the right preparation and the right training at the right time for a smooth transition.
- Assemble an implementation team
- Identify stakeholders and their unique needs
- Perform GAP analysis of staff and systems
- Budget for resource and system needs
Elsevier solutions
- ICD-10 Readiness Assessment
- EduCode ICD-10 Essentials
- ICD-10 Webinar Series
- ICD-10 White Papers
- Budget and plan for stakeholder education
- Provide fundamental education of coding and CDI professionals
- Implement information systems changes
- Assess documentation practices and begin documentation improvement efforts
Elsevier solutions
- EduCode Documentation Improvement curriculum
- Mosby's Medical Terminology
- Mosby's Human Body Essentials (Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology)
- GEMS and Introduction to ICD-10-CM/PCS Courses (2011 release date)
- ICD-10 White Papers
- ICD-10 Webinar Series
- Coordinate educational needs with meaningful use, quality measures, patient outcomes, and clinical decision support requirements
- Finalization and testing of systems changes
- Intensive education
- Monitoring coding accuracy and reimbursement impact
Elsevier solutions
- Introductory and specialty-specific ICD-10 content
- General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) Courses
- EduCode Clinical Documentation Improvement
- EduCode Reimbursement Essentials
- Mosby's Medical Terminology
- Mosby's Human Body Essentials (Anatomy & Physiology, Pathophysiology)
- Continuation of webinar and white paper series
- Set milestones for each action item and monitor for compliance
- Measure coding accuracy and productivity and effect on reimbursement
- Monitor documentation improvement
- Continue coding education and documentation education
Elsevier solutions
- Competencies used to evaluate knowledge, skills, and ROI
- ICD-10 Coding education with associated reporting
- Clinical Documentation Improvement with associated reporting
- EduCode Reimbursement Essentials with associated reporting
- Continuation of webinar and white paper series













