Top BLOG Post 11-13-2008
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- ICD-10 Coding, Is This A Reality Or A Myth At Present?
The feds are eager to implement a new set of coding guidelines, called the ICD-10, but have been left to kick around in the dust the ICD-9 for the last decade. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, which is now pushing for the new system to be in place within three years, estimate that adopting the new coding system will cost the medical system $1.64 billion over the course of 15 years..
