BC Advantage - 2016 Issue 6

ICD-10-CM is Changing Again

October 1, 2015 was seen as doomsday by many in the healthcare industry. It was compared to Y2K and the Mayan calendar. But, like those other situations, most clinics and payers sailed right through, leaving many of us wondering why it seemed like such a big deal. ICD-11 is expected to be released by the World Health Organization in 2018, but it will take the National Center for Health Statistics several more years before they are ready to release the Clinical Modification for use in the United States. In the meantime, however, ICD-10-CM will be updated annually in order...

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