Published on January 19, 2010 at 3:44 AM
PHNS Inc. announced that it has been engaged by NorthBay Healthcare
(NorthBay), Fairfield, California, to begin the process of assessing its
readiness for its migration from ICD-9 to ICD-10. PHNS was awarded this
Phase 1 of a multi-phase project for NorthBay.
“ICD-10 is a
massive undertaking on the scale of Y2K, and pre-planning now will help
avoid a costly future crisis implementation”
PHNS’ ICD-10 review will include a technology readiness assessment of
all of NorthBay’s technology vendors, including the level of risk
associated with each system or vendor and a gap analysis describing
tasks and dependencies to move NorthBay from the current ICD-9 state
(and associated X12 4010 transaction sets) to ICD-10 (and its associated
X12 5010 transaction sets).
NorthBay’s vision includes the development of new advanced EMR
functionality and compliance with all regulatory guidelines and
timeframes related to the ICD-10 implementation and functionality. In a
separate but related project, NorthBay is currently partnering with PHNS
to provide an ARRA stimulus funds readiness assessment as a step in
continuing to realize that vision.
“PHNS commends NorthBay for recognizing the critical importance of early
planning to prepare for the mandated transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10
code sets, and we are very pleased to have been selected by NorthBay to
assist in such preparation,” said Dan Allison, CEO of PHNS. “ICD-10 is a
massive undertaking on the scale of Y2K, and pre-planning now will help
avoid a costly future crisis implementation,” added Allison.
“NorthBay selected PHNS to conduct a readiness assessment for our
migration to ICD-10 based on the depth and breadth of PHNS’ expertise in
hospital information technology, health information management, medical
coding and revenue cycle, which will be essential to help ensure that
this major transition is completed on time and on budget,” said Rose
Kennedy, Senior Director of Revenue Cycle Management at NorthBay
Healthcare.
Source: PHNS Inc.