Why ICD-10 is worth the trouble.

نویسنده

  • Sue Bowman
چکیده

And it waits anxiously, because the change represents a looming disruption. Yet, no matter the trouble, the transition is necessary, because the current coding system can’t take healthcare into the future. Today’s data needs are dramatically different than they were 30 years ago when ICD-9 was introduced. ICD-10 will advance healthcare in many ways, with benefits accruing across five major categories.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of AHIMA

دوره 79 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008