Dive Brief:
- A group of Massachusetts health plans and provider organizations have come together to do ICD-10 testing as a group.
- The Collaborative Testing Program is backed by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, which is working with HIE technology vendor Edifecs to supply testing tools and experts.
- The program involves using a secure online testing portal allowing health plans and providers to jointly design testing requirements, share test data, exchange transactions and analyze results, according to Healthcare IT News.
Dive Insight:
It's encouraging to see healthcare organizations working together to meet the looming Oct. 1 deadline for ICD-10 compliance. Many provider organizations are struggling along on their own and may hit the deadline before they're fully prepared. These Massachusetts organizations should be the exception.