Role-based Model for ICD-10 Implementation: Academic Timeline for Prospective Students 
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by prospective students in academic programs.
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Role-based Model for ICD-10 Implementation: Academic Timeline for Current Students
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by current students in academic institutions.
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Role-based Model for ICD-10 Implementation: Academic Timeline for Educators
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by educators in academic institutions.
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Health Plans: Tasks for 5010 & ICD-10-CM/PCS Compliance
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by health plans.
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Summary of Health Plans’ Transition to 5010 and ICD-10
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This table summarizes the transition to 5010 and ICD-10 for Health Plans and gives an overview of how these projects should be addressed to comply with 5010 by January 1, 2012 and with ICD-10 by October 1, 2013.
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Role-based Model for ICD-10 Implementation: Data Managers
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by mangers of data in healthcare provider organizations.
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Role-based Model for ICD-10 Implementation: Outpatient Coders
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by outpatient coders in healthcare provider organizations.
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Role-based Model for ICD-10 Implementation: Inpatient Coders
AHIMA
AHIMA
11/18/09
This model identifies key tasks or milestones that must be completed within specific timeframes by inpatient coders in healthcare provider organizations.
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The Healthcare Cauldrons in Washington: HIM Issues Abound in Federal Bills and Initiatives
Rode, Dan
AHIMA Journal column
11/2/09
This season Washington is like a healthcare cauldron, boiling away with bills and initiatives. This column provides a taste of a few that have come to the surface for HIM.
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Converting MS-DRGs to ICD-10-CM/PCS: Methods Used, Lessons Learned
Butler, Rhonda
AHIMA Journal article
11/2/09
MS-DRGs have to transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS. The project offered an early test of the General Equivalence Mappings and provides a conversion process for other applications.
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ICD-10-CM/PCS Project Management Resources
AHIMA
AHIMA Practice Brief
10/2/09
ICD-10-CM/PCS project management resources and templates that organizations can use to help during the implementation.
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Planning Organizational Transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS
AHIMA e-HIM Workgroup on the Transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS
AHIMA Practice Brief, AHIMA E-HIM Task Force Report, AHIMA Journal
10/2/09
The upgrade to ICD-10-CM/PCS provides an exceptional opportunity to revolutionize the way health data are used, and if organizations have not begun their planning efforts they should consider initiating them immediately.
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Assigning E Codes: Two New Sections Go into Effect October 1
Bronnert, June
AHIMA Journal - Coding Notes
9/2/09
The sections (E000, External Cause Status, and E001–E030, Activity) will facilitate prevention strategies developed by epidemiologists and injury prevention specialists and bring ICD-9-CM E codes more in line with ICD-10-CM external cause codes.
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ICD-10-CM/PCS: an Introduction 
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
8/24/09
This revised publication provides general information about ICD-10-CM/PCS, including the benefits of adopting the new coding system, structural differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS, and implementation planning recommendations.
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Preparing for ICD-10-CM in Physician Practices
Kuehn, Lynn
AHIMA Journal article
8/2/09
What will change under ICD-10-CM, and what must be done to prepare? This is the year for physician practices to get their ducks in a row: become informed, assess their IT and training needs, and make a plan that leads to the October 1, 2013, deadline.
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ICD-10 Timeline with Comments as of July 15, 2009 
NHICA, WEDI
external web site
7/15/09
Updated timeline from the North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Exchange ICD-10 Timeline Initiative
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ICD-10 Will Reduce Payment Errors and Claims Denials, but Will Also Help Fraud Investigators
Youngstrom, Nina
external web site, AIS Health.com
7/8/09
Reprinted from Report on Medicare Compliance
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Mortality Coding Marks 10 Years of ICD-10
Dimick, Chris
AHIMA Journal article
7/2/09
Morbidity coders rarely see a mortality code. But for 10 years the National Center for Health Statistics has been busy compiling mortality data coded in ICD-10.
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General Equivalence Mappings: ICD-9-CM to and from ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
6/26/09
second in series of frequently asked questions
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ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines
Barta, Ann
AHIMA Journal - Coding Notes
6/2/09
One of the keys to a successful transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS is a thorough understanding of the ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines. This article highlights a few of the guidelines found within section I.
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ICD-10 General Equivalence Mappings: an Introduction
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
5/15/09
CMS and the CDC created the national version of the General Equivalence Mappings to ensure that consistency in national data is maintained.
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Transitioning to ICD-10-CM/PCS— An Academic Timeline
AHIMA ICD-10-CM/PCS Academic Transition Workgroup
AHIMA Practice Brief
4/2/09
This practice brief provides a timeline of when and how academic institutions should start implementing ICD-10-CM/PCS in their curriculum over the next four years.
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General Equivalence Mappings: ICD-9-CM to and from ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Government, Medicare Learning Network
3/3/09
top ten questions and answers regarding GEMs
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ICD-10-CM Enhancements: A Look at the Features That Will Improve Coding Accuracy
Zeisset, Ann
AHIMA Journal - Coding Notes
2/2/09
This article discusses some of the major enhancements ICD-10-CM provides.
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Health Insurance Reform: Modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Electronic Transaction Standards. Final Rule
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Secretary.
U.S. Government, Federal Register
1/16/09
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