CMS delays version 5010 enforcement, offers resources

CMS has announced that it will not enforce version 5010 compliance for 90 days after the Jan. 1 compliance date.

This change effectively moves the deadline to April 1. ACP strongly encourages its members to continue their version 5010 implementation programs as all health insurers, not just Medicare and Medicaid, will be transitioning to the new electronic transactions standards. Practices that do not successfully transition to version 5010 will find that their claims cannot be processed and therefore cannot be paid.

Additional information can be found in the Running a Practice section of the College's website.

CMS has also produced two new Web resources to help clinicians with questions about version 5010 and ICD-10. A new FAQ is available on the CMS website to answer questions about the transition to version 5010 currently taking place. Additionally, the agency has posted a slideshow about different strategies for ICD-10 implementation on the CMS YouTube channel.