Less Than One Year to ICD-10; Will you be ready? : #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #ICD10Matters #HealthIT

Less Than One Year to ICD-10; Will you be ready? : In the Trenches 



Friday Oct 31, 2014



There are few topics in health policy that I am hesitant to discuss, but today’s topic is one of them. Lucky for me, there is probably an ICD-10 code for “scared to discuss ICD-10 codes, initial encounter.”



The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding system has been a part of our national health care system since 1979. Although the implementation of ICD-9 wasn’t without resistance, it was mild compared to the collective negative reaction received to ICD-10. ICD-10 is one of those issues that symbolize what many physicians consider to be the “over-regulation” of the U.S. health care system.



This collection of codes is fascinating to those that study and write about our health care system, but they are costly and of questionable value to those that actually provide patient care. In a world of “paying for value,” ICD-10 seems to miss the mark in the minds of most physicians.  



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