Despite ICD-10 having been delayed three times already by the federal government, industry analysts say healthcare officials should treat Oct. 1, 2015, as the official set-in-stone kickoff date. 

 

True. It's hard to know for certain, especially when there's been a consistent trend of ICD-10 pushbacks, but as Craig Greenberg, national practice director for advisory services at the Weymouth, Massachusetts-based Beacon Partners is telling his clients: they have no reason to believe the date will be delayed yet again. 

 

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"We are advising clients to move forward with momentum," he said. "Now that we are inside the 12-month time frame, we anticipate organizations to have a renewed focus on preparations for ICD-10 implementation."

 

And, as the go-live date approaches, industry professionals, who are advocates of the new code set, have taken to Twitter to publicly rally for the switchover. 

 

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