Cost, Training Among Biggest ICD-10 Hurdles for Hospital Execs

Hospital executives are finally starting to grapple with the challenge of converting to the ICD-10 diagnostic code set in 2013, according to an article in Healthcare Informatics. CIOs agree that the biggest barrier is not technical, but is related to training physicians and billing staff to cope with the increased complexity of ICD-10.

There also are funding issues. For example, CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, N.J., sought bids from five vendors to help with its ICD-10 transition. The quotes it received ranged from $100,000 to $500,000, leading CentraState to wonder how much of what the vendors proposed was really necessary. Some community hospitals have received quotes in the millions of dollars, Neal Ganguly, vice president and CIO of CentraState, told Healthcare Informatics...