Research and Markets: Mapping the Way to ICD-10 Readiness: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Approach

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3fcd92/mapping_the_way_to) has announced the addition of the "Mapping the Way to ICD-10 Readiness: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Approach - 45 Minute Webinar" audioconference to their offering.

“Mapping the Way to ICD-10 Readiness: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Approach - 45 Minute Webinar”

A three-step process for resolving discrepancies between ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes has allowed Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to complete its version of the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) and move closer toward ICD-10 compliance readiness.

During Mapping the Way to ICD-10 Readiness: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Approach, a 45-minute webinar on January 18, 2012 now available for replay, Dennis Winkler, ICD-10 technical program director at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, shared the health plan's mapping strategy along with other organizational readiness tactics.

He Described:

• BCBSM's code mapping strategy;
• BCBSM's six dimensions of neutrality and how the BCBSM plan incorporates these aspects into ICD-10 readiness;
• Working with external vendors and constituents;
• ICD-10 systems testing and training;
• Critical steps in 2012 necessary to meet the compliance deadline.

Who Will Benefit from This Conference?

• Presidents/CEOs
• Chief information officers
• Chief operating officers
• Vice presidents
• Medical directors
• Health IT executives
• Compliance officers
• Claims administration departments
• Consultants

You can listen to this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings - no travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It's so convenient! Invite your staff members to gather around a conference table to watch the program.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3fcd92/mapping_the_way_to