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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1996 Third Quarter

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Volunteers needed for ICD-10-PCS Testing The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is being developed, with the support of HCFA, under contract to 3M Health Information Systems. When implemented, ICD-10-PCS is intended to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM for inpatient coding, although implementation is not anticipated prior to the year 2000. The ICD-10-PCS development project is about to complete year one of a three-year project. Year two will include development of a training manual for the use of ICD-10-PCS, external review, and limited informal testing of ICD-10-PCS with an update of the draft at the year's end. Year three will...

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