12/9/14

#ICD10Matters: Support for new codes picks up on social media #ICD10 #ICDRemediator #HealthIT

#ICD10Matters: Support for new codes picks up on social media | Healthcare Finance News



The movement recently flared up again to counter a campaign by the Texas AMA asking members to lobby for a delay. 



Henry Powderly, Managing Editor



Advocates for the impending switch to ICD-10 medical classification codes, which would bring U.S. healthcare in line with international coding standards, have been swarming on Twitter, using the hashtag #ICD10Matters to build awareness and support for the changeover.Advocates for the impending switch to ICD-10 medical classification codes, which would bring U.S. healthcare in line with international coding standards, have been swarming on Twitter, using the hashtag #ICD10Matters to build awareness and support for the changeover.



Viral hashtag campaigns aren’t new, but it’s not often you see groundswell campaigns about healthcare management topics.



Advocates for the impending switch to ICD-10 medical classification codes, which would bring U.S. healthcare in line with international coding standards, have been swarming on Twitter, using the hashtag #ICD10Matters to build awareness and support for the changeover. The movement, which is a few months old, recently flared up again to counter a campaign by the Texas branch of the American Medical Association asking members to lobby Congress to delay the deadline for ICD-10 compliance, currently set for Oct. 1, 2015.





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