In doing some research, we ran across a good white paper from the good folks at Deloitte about ICD-10 that we have linked here.

Their framework for how different organizations will approach the conversion to ICD-10 is helpful.  They suggest the level of effort to get to ICD-10 will surpass that of Y2K, though there is no mention of whether we need to stock candles, beef jerky or water in the basement.

What is interesting is how the world just keeps breaking down into these similar categories when industry-level change shows up on the horizon. 

• Most will skip the opportunity that change presents and do what is minimally necessary to get by.
• A few will do better and use the change to improve their quality and efficiency.
• And fewer still will capitalize on the chance to re-write the rules and come up with a better, blow the doors off, way to create value.

And the rich get richer, the leaders get further ahead, and the laggards whine about all this work they have to do.