CMS Urges Health Care Providers to Prepare for Changes in Medical Diagnosis and Inpatient Procedure Coding

Health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses, and vendors should complete internal testing of the Version 5010 HIPAA electronic health care transaction standards by Dec. 31, 2010 — the first recommended deadline for internal testing. Testing with external partners should begin by January 2011. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare fee-for-service program will…