In April, President Barack Obama signed into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which provided another temporary sustainable growth patch and effectively derailed ICD-10 implementation for at least a year.

Reactions ranged from relief to dismay, but regardless ICD-10 will not go into effect this year and healthcare stakeholders are left to reevaluate their implementation plans. CMS issued a statement on the expectation that HHS would soon release a final interim rule requiring ICD-10 implementation to take place Oct. 1, 2015.

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