The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is used to classify diseases for many health information management purposes. Some examples include studying the health of the general population, reimbursement, resource allocation and service quality. ICD-10 is the tenth revision of the classification system and is currently in use in Australia, Canada and Germany. The United States will begin official use of ICD-10 on October 10, 2014. This website offers resources to those who are looking to learn more about ICD-10 as well as prepare for ICD-10 implementations.
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Health Care Associations at Odds Over Proposed One-Year ICD-10 Delay
Industry groups remained divided in their reaction to a proposed one-year delay in the implementation of the ICD-10 code set, with some calling for a longer implementation delay and others rejecting any need for a delay, according to comment letters submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in advance of a May 17 deadline.
One Year ICD-10 Delay Just Right, CHIME Says
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives says the government's recommendation to postpone compliance with the new medical billing code system until 2014 strikes the right balance.