Achieving Success With The 5010 / ICD-10 Change-Over

By Adele Allison, National Director of Government Affairs

SuccessEHS is a nationally acclaimed vendor providing Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solutions with Integrated Medical Billing Services. SuccessEHS also provides Electronic Dental Record (EDR) and Dental Imaging solutions. Founded in 1995, SuccessEHS established itself as a leader in the emerging practice management applications market by delivering an innovative blend of clinical, operational and financial software paired with a suite of specialized integrated success services. SuccessEHS, entirely inhouse developed and supported, has achieved multiple certifications from CCHIT.

SuccessEHS's SuccessEHS 6.0 is a CCHIT Certified® 2011 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Child Health, with a 5-star usability rating.

The regulatory change-over to 5010 HIPAA transaction standards and ICD-10 codes will have a far-reaching impact on the health care industry:

• 5010 is the newest HIPAA X12 standard for improvement among payers and providers with more than 1,331 changes from the current 4010A1 standard.
• Use of this new HIPAA standard is federally required by Jan. 1, 2012.
• The 5010 standard lays the foundation for the mandatory ICD-10 code sets that are required by Oct. 1, 2013.