Reminder:
Providers may now register for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation and General Equivalence Mappings (Crosswalks) National Provider Conference Call that will be conducted on May 19, 2009 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This conference call will include a discussion of the following topics:
� An overview of the ICD-10 final rule, which requires the implementation of ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2013;
� The differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes;
� The use of the General Equivalence Mappings that have been created to assist in converting policies, edits, and trend data from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS; and
� The resources that are available to assist in planning for the transition from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM/PCS.
Note:
A new fact sheet has been developed that provides additional information about the ICD-10 General Equivalence Mappings, and the slide presentation that will be discussed during the conference call has been revised. These discussion materials have been posted in the Downloads Section at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/07a_2009_CMS_Sponsored_Calls.asp . If you are unable to access the hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser.
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