BC Advantage - 2011 Issue 10

The Importance of Anatomy and Pathophysiology on the Road to ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-CM is one of the biggest changes to hit healthcare in quite some time.  ICD-9-CM is over 30 years old and cannot stand up to today's complex world of healthcare.  Many coders, billers, and other staff members may be concerned with what to do first.  I took five years of French in high school and college and could converse, read and write in it.  As that is not a common language spoken in the US, I did not use it for many years.  One day while working at a hospital, a call came in...

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