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From: CMS CMSProviderResource
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:05 PM
Subject: ICD-10-CM/PCS National Provider Conference Calls With Question
& Answer Session

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a series of
national provider calls (see below) that will provide an overview of
ICD-10 and how it differs from ICD-9-CM. The presentations will include
the major impacts providers should consider when planning to update any
systems with ICD-10 codes. Issues such as differences in code length,
alpha-numeric characters, and increased details captured by the codes
will be explained. For the provider, payer, vendor, and publishing
community, this overview will help them think about future reporting,
system updates, and training, considering that ICD-10 may be implemented
in the future.

The presenters will include members of the Cooperating Parties for
ICD-9-CM, a formal coalition that has been working together on ICD-10
issues. The role of each will be explained, along with a similar role
they will play should ICD-10 be implemented. The Cooperating Parties
include CMS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American
Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and American Hospital
Association (AHA).

A PowerPoint slide presentation has been posted on the ICD-10 Web Page
at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10 for you to download prior to the
conference call so that you can follow along with the presentation.
[F.Y.I. The direct url for the 69 slide set is
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ContractorLearningResources/Downloads/ICD-10_Overview_Pre\
sentation.pdf
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Conference Call Details:

Separate conference calls have been scheduled for each provider type.
The same information will be presented at each conference call.
Participants may select one of the times listed below to attend a
conference call. Select the appropriate link below, according to your
provider type, to register for a conference call.


Provider Type and Date and Time of Conference Call:


Hospital Staff
October 14, 2008
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT
To register go to
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10/downloads/ICD10_hospital.pdf.


Other Part A and Part B Providers
November 12, 2008
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
Registration information for this conference call will be forthcoming.


Physicians
November 17, 2008
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
Registration information for this conference call will be forthcoming.


For those who are unable to attend, a transcript will be posted on the
ICD-10 Web Page at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD10 shortly after the
conference call.

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