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The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) founded in 1979 to represent healthcare professional and scientists dedicated to improving the lives of women with pelvic floor disorders, such as pelvic prolapse and bowel and bladder control problems. By encouraging research and education, AUGS promotes the highest standards of practice in the prevention and treatment of these disorders in an ethical, safe and effective manner. AUGS recognizes UDS as diagnostic, not screening modalities, which may be used to determine the factors responsible for various urinary tract dysfunctions.

The American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS), founded in 1979, is the premier non-profit organization representing more than 1,700 members including practicing physicians, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, nurses and health care professionals, as well as researchers from many disciplines, all dedicated to treating female pelvic floor disorders. As the leader in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, AUGS promotes the highest quality patient care through excellence in education, research and advocacy.

What is ICD-10? The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) which is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management, and clinical purposes. ICD is used to classify morbidity and mortality for tracking vital statistics and health insurance reimbursement across the world. ICD nomenclature provides standardization of disease classification that is used worldwide. The ICD system has been in evolution for over 150 years.

AUGS Releases Guidelines for Privileging and Credentialing Physicians for Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse AUGS is pleased to announce the release of Guidelines for Privileging and Credentialing Physicians for Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). The purpose of this guideline is to provide recommendations to assist health care institutions when considering granting privileges to perform sacrocolpopexy.

How Do We Begin to Transition Our Practice? CMS recommends that medical practices take steps to prepare for implementation of the new code set years in advance. Not only must new software be installed and tested, but medical practices need to provide training for physicians, staff, and administrators. Practices will need to create crosswalks to convert ICD-9 to ICD-10 conversions around each encounter. Practices should check with their electronic medical record vendor to assure their encounter documentation will include the up to date standards as required by CMS.

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