Exit this survey MRB October 2013 ICD-10 Implementation Benchmarking Survey Question Title * 1. Which of the following best describes your job title? HIM director/manager HIM assistant director/manager Non-managerial HIM staff member Coding supervisor Transaction supervisor Vendor/consultant Privacy/security officer Clinical documentation improvement specialist HIT or HIS director/manager Other, please specify Question Title * 2. Which best describes the setting in which you work? Acute care hospital Critical access hospital Inpatient rehab hospital Long-term acute care hospital Psychatric/behavioral health hospital Healthcare system corporate office Home health agency Skilled nursing facility Ambulatory surgery center Physician office Urgent care facility Other, please specify Question Title * 3. If you work in a hospital, how many beds does it have? 25 or fewer beds 26-49 beds 50-99 beds 100-199 beds 200-299 beds 300-399 beds 400-499 beds 500 or more beds I don't work in a hospital Question Title * 4. Have you conducted a formal assessment of your organization's readiness for ICD-10? Yes No Question Title * 5. If you answered "yes" to the previous question, what did you assess? (Check all that apply) Financial impact of the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 Vendor readiness to handle ICD-10 Coder understanding of anatomy and physiology Coder competency to assign ICD-10 codes Areas where additional physician documentation will be necessary Managed care contracts Payer readiness Other, please specify Question Title * 6. Which of the following tasks on your coder training ICD-10 timeline have been completed? (Please select all that apply.) Anatomy and physiology training for coders Teach coders new ICD-10-CM conventions and structure of ICD-10-PCS Conduct general coder training on ICD-10 code application Cross-train coders in ICD-9 and ICD-10 Recruit new coders to offset potential productivity losses Identify diagnoses requiring greater specificity Enable coders to proficiently assign ICD-10 codes Audit physician documentation to meet ICD-10 documentation requirements Practice dual coding Increase coder speed and accuracy in ICD-10 coding Question Title * 7. Which of the following tasks on your clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialist training ICD-10 timeline have been completed? (Please select all that apply.) Refresh CDI anatomy and physiology knowledge Teach CDI ICD-10 conventions, guidelines, complications, and comorbidities Train physician advisors on ICD-10 Develop a CDI department if one is not in place Identify ICD-9 diagnoses requiring additional provider documentation in ICD-10 Verify CDI department possesses a full, working knowledge of ICD-10 Query providers to reach the level of specificity required by ICD-10 Provide one-on-one education for providers Question Title * 8. Which of the following tasks on your provider training ICD-10 timeline have been completed? (Please select all that apply.) Conduct training to introduce providers to ICD-10 Reinforce what providers are documenting well Train providers on documentation improvement Conduct training to give providers an overview of ICD-10 Educate providers on new documentation requirements Conduct specialty specific training for providers Facilitate documentation education sessions between CDI and physicians Question Title * 9. Which best describes the upper management/executive level engagement of ICD-10 in your organization? No understanding of ICD-10 and its effects on the organization Aware of the change but haven’t taken any action Aware of the change and actively engaged in implementation Question Title * 10. How would you describe your HIM director’s role in ICD-10 implementation? A key leader within the implementation team A member of the implementation team A minor player in the overall implementation of ICD-10 Question Title * 11. What area are you most concerned about in relation to ICD-10 implementation? Information technology Physician documentation Coder training Coder productivity and accuracy Dual coding Budget Other, please specify Question Title * 12. Have you started ICD-10 coding education training for your staff? Yes, we started in 2012 Yes, we started during the first half of 2013 Yes, we started during the second half of 2013 No, we will start in the first quarter of 2014 No, we will start in the second quarter of 2014 No, we will start in the third quarter of 2014 Question Title * 13. Whom do you plan to train? (Please select all that apply.) Coding staff HIM staff members who are not coders Billing staff Physicians Case managers Clinical documentation improvement staff Compliance staff Registration staff Nurses Other, please specify Question Title * 14. Which aspects of ICD-10 do you anticipate will require the most training? (Please select all that apply.) The medical and surgical root operations Anatomy and physiology terminology Physician documentation General diagnosis coding General procedure coding Other, please specify Question Title * 15. Do you plan to recruit additional coding staff to meet the challenge of ICD-10 implementation, and, if so, from where? Yes, from within Yes, externally Yes, by contracting through a coding service No Question Title * 16. If you answered "yes" to the previous question, when do you plan to begin recruiting? We started in the first half of 2013 We started in the second half of 2013 We will start in the first quarter of 2014 We will start in the second quarter of 2014 We will start in the third quarter of 2014 Question Title * 17. Are you using or do you plan to use computer-assisted coding (CAC) and/or natural language processing (NLP) in the transition to ICD-10? Yes, we already use CAC Yes, we already use NLP We already use each We do not use either but plan to in the future We are undecided Question Title * 18. Is coding included in your institution's clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program? We do not have a CDI program Yes, it is included in our CDI program It is not currently included in our CDI program, but we plan to include it It is not included in our CDI program, and there are no plans to include it Undecided Question Title * 19. Tell us about your successes and challenges regarding ICD-10 implementation. Submit