ICD9- ICD10 Conversion tool
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a regulation requiring the replacement of ICD-9 code set with ICD-10 as of October 1, 2013.
- This tool helps providers convert existing ICD 9 codes to ICD 10 of all systems in hospitals.
- It will be compatible with most popular EMR's and designed to seamlessly convert existing ICD 9 codes of most systems in hospitals.
- Professional Services :
- Project assessment
- End to end conversion project implementation
- Pre & Post Conversion support
Background:
Approved by Board of Directors, American Health Information Management Association, July 2003
Support of Prompt Adoption of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Medical
Code Set Standards in the United States
AHIMA's Position
AHIMA calls upon the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - the code set maintenance organization for the United States - and the healthcare industry to take quick and decisive action to expedite the adoption and implementation of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS1 code sets, rules, and guidelines as a replacement for ICD-9-CM in order to ensure the collection of accurate and complete healthcare data that accurately reflects the healthcare of this country.
Accurate, detailed healthcare information is crucial for:
- Healthcare clinical decision-making and communication
- Health research and treatment development
- Public health and bioterrorism monitoring and response
- Healthcare management and policy decision-making such as actuarial premium setting, cost analysis, and service reimbursement
Continued use of ICD-9-CM as a medical code set standard threatens to jeopardize the ability of the US healthcare industry to effectively collect and use accurate, detailed healthcare data and information for the betterment of domestic and global healthcare.
Current Situation
The ICD-9-CM coding standard is irrevocably broken and must be replaced soon.
- Implemented in 1979, ICD-9-CM no longer meets the most basic definition of "fitness for use," and no longer fits with the 21st century healthcare system:
- Terminology and classification of numerous conditions and procedures are outdated and inconsistent with current medical knowledge and application. ICD-9-CM is unable to meet this country's current healthcare data needs because the uses of coded clinical data today go well beyond the purposes for which the system was designed or even contemplated in the 1970s3. Therefore, the system is unable to adequately accommodate new advances in medicine and medical technology.
- ICD-9 (the international system on which ICD-9-CM is based) is not supported (similar to software version support) or maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). Most of the world uses ICD-10.
- Data incomparability continues to increase globally and within the U.S. due to the use of different code sets.
- ICD-9-CM does not meet the requirements for code set standards stipulated by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or the characteristics of a procedural coding system outlined by the NCVHS
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