Re: Take Action for ICD-10 Today: Congress to Vote Tomorrow on Delay (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 11:49:20 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 > bastards!!!
 > I called all of our reps

If I were you, I would rejoice because that means that naunce will keep
you on for that much longer :-).

OTOH, this could be what yardstick makers were experiencing when the U.S.
was adopting the metric system and enthusiasm will just peter out...

 >  > From: "AHIMA E-Alert" <http://www.ahima.org/~e-alert>
 >  > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:13:28 -0500
 >  > 
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 >  > <http://mail2.ahima.org/t/77215/37244471/11187/2/> 
 >  > 
 >  > Special EAlert - March 26, 2014 
 >  > 
 >  > *CONGRESS TO VOTE ON ICD-10 DELAY TOMORROW, YOUR ACTION NEEDED TODAY
 >  > TO STOP BILL* 
 >  > 
 >  > A new bill has been quietly introduced into the US House and Senate
 >  > that features a section calling for the delay of ICD-10-CM/PCS
 >  > implementation until 2015. This bill is expected to go to the House
 >  > floor *tomorrow, Thursday, March 27* for a vote. 
 >  > 
 >  > The bill
 >  > <http://mail2.ahima.org/t/77215/37244471/11188/3/>,
 >  > which would adjust the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and amend the
 >  > Social Security Act to extend Medicare payments to physicians and
 >  > change other provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, also
 >  > includes a seven line section that would delay ICD-10 to October 1,
 >  > 2015. 
 >  > 
 >  > This bill was negotiated at the leadership level in the House and
 >  > Senate, and it is expected that there will be no debate before calling
 >  > the bill to vote.
 >  > 
 >  > *Call Congress Now to Request Removal of Delay Provision* 
 >  > 
 >  > Again, this bill is expected to go to the House floor tomorrow for a
 >  > vote. AHIMA urges members and other stakeholders to contact their
 >  > representatives in Congress today and ask them to take the ICD-10
 >  > provision out of the SGR bill. 
 >  > 
 >  > Go to our website now and use your zip code to look up phone numbers
 >  > <http://mail2.ahima.org/t/77215/37244471/11189/4/> for your
 >  > representatives and senators in Congress. 
 >  > 
 >  > *Phone Script Available Below for Use in Contacting Your Legislator:* 
 >  > 
 >  >     Tell Representative XX/Senator XX: 
 >  > 
 >  >     "My name is XXX and I am a concerned member in your district, as
 >  >     well as a healthcare professional. I am calling to voice my
 >  >     opposition to the language in the SGR patch that would delay
 >  >     ICD-10 implementation until October 2015. CMS estimates that a
 >  >     one-year delay could cost between $1 billion and $6.6 billion.
 >  >     This is approximately 10-30 percent of what has already been
 >  >     invested by providers, payers, vendors, and academic programs in
 >  >     your district. Without ICD-10, the return on investment in EHRs
 >  >     and health data exchange will be greatly diminished. I urge
 >  >     Representative XX/ Senator XX to oppose the ICD-10 delay and let
 >  >     Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Reid know that a delay
 >  >     in ICD-10 will substantially increase total implementation costs
 >  >     in your district as well as delay the positive impact for patient
 >  >     care."
 >  > 
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