CMS to Host Forum on ICD-10 Conversion - May 17, 2011
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum on the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System and E-Prescribing Incentive Programs, with a focus on ICD-10 Conversion. The forum will help prepare providers for meeting the compliance deadlines for transition to ICD-10 medical coding, which is set for October 2013. The Special Open Door Forum will be on May 26 from 2:30-3:30 ET. It will be by conference call only, at 1-800-837-1935; conference ID: 44767414. More information on the ICD-10 conversion can be found on the CMS website.