ICD-10-CM/PCS Data Management Revolution: What You Need to Know in 2011

Description:
Information is healthcare's greatest resource. This session will focus on empowering users to understand, to analyze and to take appropriate action based on data, in an environment impacted by the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.

Speaker Information:
Gail Garrett, RHIT, assistant vice president of regulatory compliance support at HCA Healthcare

Objectives:
  • Define critical steps in data management to take right now in preparation for ICD-10.
  • Discuss considerations for managing legacy data to maintain business and clinical continuity.
  • Describe the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS), including reimbursement mappings.
  • Discuss appropriate uses of GEMS and their limitations.

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