All entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will be required to transition to the tenth revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) by October 1, 2014. While the transition to the revised, mandatory medical coding system is a year away, some leaders in the O&P industry worry that many practices are not aware of the impact the revision will have on the profession and will not be ready for the change unless they start preparing immediately.
