Synergizing ICD-10.

摘要

WITH ICD-10-CM/PCS, THERE is good news and there is bad news. First, the bad news—the implementation of ICD-10 in any healthcare facility will take ample staff time, financial resources, and strategic planning. But the good news—whether you are a C-suite leader, clinician, or worker bee, there is great potential for savings in time, money, and aggravation available within the ICD-10 conversion if it is synergized with other initiatives. The first in a two-part series, this article looks at the potentially beneficial overlap of ICD-10 with other priority healthcare projects, which leads to the aforementioned savings. When ICD-10 implementation efforts overlap with other initiatives, the result is fewer committees and meetings, better coordinated communication to all levels of the organization, and fewer conflicting resource requirements. The experience gained from using this strategy can serve as the basis for other coming healthcare system changes such as bundled payments and reporting public data for comparative outcomes.