On January 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued two final rules to move to the next generation of HIPAA electronic transaction standards (5010) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Both of these rules reflect the recommended implementation dates of January 1, 2012, for 5010 and October 1, 2013, for ICD-10.
Read more on our ICD-10 page.