LAS VEGAS – The coming delay of ICD-10 sparked plenty of conversation at HIMSS12, with most of the attendees we asked weighing in against the imminent delay, and collectively suggesting that the shorter the better.
Indeed, the longer the delay, the more disruption respondents expect. Here are the answers:
“I don’t think it should be delayed at all. As CIOs, we’ve been pushed to do it, we put it in our budget, our EMR – it’s frustrating. I’m going to move ahead anyway and whenever they decide to turn the lights on, so to speak we’ll be ready. There’s no harm in being prepared.” – Yobi Kasper CIO of Victory Healthcare, Woodlands, Texas.
“Three to six months. I didn’t expect this to be so soon. It’s too early and too indefinite.” – Hari Velayudhan, senior vice president of Apollo Health Street, Clifton, NJ
“I’d say at less than a year. I’m an interface analyst and want to get it done, get it over with.” – Julia Ancona, senior interface analyst at Community Health, Ventura CA.
“I don’t think they should delay it at all. Too much money’s been spent already. Dragging it out is a costly plan.” Katherina Holzhauser, owner, Holzhauser Consulting, Draper, UT.
“I’m not sure how they’ll come up with that metric. ICD-10’s inevitable, so the longer the delay the less momentum. Once you put the plan in place, it’s best to keep going along that path. If it shifts, we may need to do some shifting ourselves, to be more facile because we’re dependent on our vendors.” Joe Janda, CIO, Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, Wenatchee, WA.
