On October 1, 2015, the U.S. health care system transitioned the way patient visits are coded from ICD-9 to the next version ICD-10, a system which sets the stage for meaningful improvements in public health. If people know about ICD-10 at all – and chances are they don’t – it’s probably from press reports about the more colorful diagnostic codes like “other contact with shark” or “burn due to water-skis on fire, subsequent encounter.” More seriously, for people in the health care industry, it was being compared to Y2K, a transition with the potential to create chaos in the health care system.

For thousands of hospital, physicians and other clinicians around the country, the change to ICD-10 was a big undertaking, requiring time, planning, and a period of adjustment. But on October 1, proper execution and good implementation made all the difference. Attend this webinar to see what have been our success stories, as well as what we see are still challenges in the industry.