When: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST
Discussion Topics and Materials
This outreach call describes the preliminary exercise the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) undertook to convert data using the General Equivalence Mappings (GEM). The GEMs are a tool that was developed to assist CMS and other data users who need to convert ICD-9-CM data or payment systems to the relevant ICD-10-CM/PCS codes and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes back to the relevant ICD-9-CM codes. The following topics will be discussed during the conference call:
- How ICD-9-CM based Medicare Severity: Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG), version 26.0, were converted to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes
- The best way to use the GEMs in converting data
Access the ICD-10-CM/PCS Medicare Severity: Diagnosis Related Group Conversion Project Presentation that will be discussed during this conference call and select the title of the presentation in the Downloads Section.
Registration
In order to receive call-in information, you must register for the conference call. Please note that if you are planning to sit with a group, only one person needs to register to receive the call-in data. This registration is solely to reserve a phone line and not to allow participation.
Registration will close at 12:30 p.m. EST on November 18, 2009, or when available space has been filled. No exceptions will be made, so please be sure to register prior to this time. To register for the conference call:
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For those who will be unable to attend, written and audio transcripts will be posted shortly after the conference call in the Downloads Section.