In less than 72 days, the codes that health care organizations use to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will become standard across the globe. The federally-mandated conversion from ICD-9 to the expanded ICD-10 coding system will be implemented on October 1. This universal system will help us gather more accurate data, make more informed decisions and ultimately help us achieve better outcomes for our patients.
Texas Children’s ICD-10 preparedness teams have been working diligently for more than a year to ensure we are ready systemwide for this transition. We need you to be prepared as well. If you are a provider or a coder or work in any of the other impacted roles, make sure you complete the required training and education needed to ensure readiness.
Our goal is to reach 100 percent compliance by September 1, which is less than six weeks away.
Based on the latest education compliance statistics, we have a lot of work ahead of us to successfully achieve this organization-wide endeavor. Currently, 11 percent of Texas Children’s providers and 7 percent of nonclinical employees have completed their mandatory educational requirements. By educating ourselves over the next few weeks, the result will be a smooth transition come October 1.
Texas Children’s has partnered with Baylor College of Medicine to provide e-learning videos for our medical staff. Each clinical service area and identified departments have been assigned a self-paced learning module. The ICD-10 education team has prepared an area-specific curriculum for nonclinical employees that is available online through Health Stream.
To access the ICD-10 physician learning modules:
Go to www.healthstream.com/hlc/bcom.
Step 1: Enter your user name and password to log in:
- Baylor providers – enter your current Baylor user ID and your employee identification number (typically a 5 or 6-digit number. If you need to reset your password, contact the Baylor Help Desk at 713-798-8737.
- Texas Children’s and Texas Children’s Pediatrics providers – enter your NT login (Epic login). Then, enter this password: icd10. You will be prompted to reset your password.
Step 2: Access your specialty’s courses:
- Select the My Learning tab at the top left of the screen
- View the list of courses required for your specialty
- Note: The assessment at the end of the course must be completed in order for the course to be marked as complete.
- Optional: If you are interested in accessing other courses:
- Click on the Catalog tab
- Type in the specialty of interest to enroll in an additional course
All of the courses have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate section lead.
Note: CME credits are available for the general courses. These courses require a pre- and post-quiz to fulfill CME credits, and only on their completion will the courses be marked “complete.”
If you have questions with the Precyse learning modules, email Marcy Medlak at mamedlak@texaschildrens.org
To access the ICD-10 nonclinical learning modules:
To view, log into Health Stream (http://decisioncritical.ad.texaschildrenshospital.org/)
Step 1: Choose student/manager role. The courses are directly assigned to you.
Step 2: Click “Enroll in this course” to view.
Below are links to a quick fact sheet and helpful sites with basic information on ICD-10 to see how this change will impact your own medical record documentation:
ICD-10 Video
ICD-10 Fact Sheet
ICD-10 Industry Updates
ICD-10 Myths and Facts