Integrated 3M Solution Converts Healthcare Systems to ICD-10

3M Health Information Systems MMM, an international leader in ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding and clinical terminology management, has released the 3M ICD-10 Code Translation Tool, now fully integrated with 3M's medical vocabulary server, the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary, to provide a single source solution for translating and converting ICD-9 based applications to ICD-10. Building on 3M's real-world operational experience in terminologies and standards implementation, and nearly two decades of developing and implementing ICD-10 products and services around the world, the new integrated solution helps U.S. hospitals, physician practices, payers and government agencies successfully transition to ICD-10. The combined power of the two applications makes it possible to create and store customized ICD-9 and ICD-10 mappings, and leverages the industry-standard vocabularies of the 3M Healthcare Data Dictionary to provide coded, computable data that people can understand and software applications can use and process in real-time. “Integrating these two applications helps organizations take immediate action to convert information systems, update processes, and prepare for ICD-10 implementation,” said Ray Terrill, senior vice president for 3M Health Information Systems. “Beginning the transition process now allows facilities to take strategic advantage of ICD-10's potential for in-depth analysis of disease patterns and treatment outcomes, streamlined and accurate reimbursement, and overall healthcare quality improvement efforts.”