ICD-10: Why Remediation? What's Happening?

There has been a lot of talk flying around about "remediation" and ICD-10.  If you've been following this website at all you probably have a pretty good idea about what that is.  If not, here it all is in a nutshell...

Nationwide, everybody is moving to ICD-10 on October 1st. Our site is a Physician Transition Early site. That means we are starting the ball rolling on September 24th.  

So how does this affect you as the healthcare provider?  These are the main issues that will change on the 24th:

-  All remaining ICD-9 terms will be removed from the Precompleted Notes/Macros

-  All ICD-9 terms removed from the Diagnosis, Problem, Allergy and Procedure Favorite folders

-  CV, Pulmonary, and EKG orders will no longer require a Reason for Exam but a Diagnosis instead

Please call any of the HELP desks if you have any questions.