Linda Reed

CMS recently granted physicians flexibility in meeting the Oct. 1 deadline for ICD-10. That's leading to some confusion for hospitals. Atlantic Health's CIO explains how the system plans to overcome this latest hurdle.

The clock is ticking for ICD-10 implementation. If you haven't done so already, it is time to ramp up staff training.

After aligning with nearly 400 new providers over three years, Atlantic Health has found that it is “time to pay the ICD-10 piper.” Lagging physician practice IT systems are now the health system's problem.

Despite widespread doubt that ICD-10 actually will happen next October, hospital leaders can ill-afford to stand pat. The consequences of doing nothing are severe, says CIO Linda Reed, R.N.