Hello Representative Kind, Senator Johnson and Senator Baldwin, my name is Katherine Piette-Smetana from Black River Falls, WI. I am a concerned member in your district, as well as a healthcare professional at Black River Memorial Hospital. I am calling to voice my opposition to the language in the SGR patch that would delay ICD-10 implementation until October, 2015. CMS estimates that a 1 year delay could cost between $1 billion to $6.6 billion. This is approximately 10-30% of what has already been invested by providers, payers, vendors and academic programs in your district. Without ICD-10, the return on investment in EHRs and health data exchange will be greatly diminished. I urge you, Representative Kind, Senator Johnson and Senator Baldwin to oppose the ICD-10 delay and let Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Reid know that a delay in ICD-10 will substantially increase total implementation costs in your district as well as delay the positive impact for patient care.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 20:45:10 +0000
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