Necessity and implications of ICD-10: Facts and fallacies

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Falco, Frank J E ^b   Hirsch, Joshua A ^c  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b Mid Atlantic Spine and Pain Physicians   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims; Diagnostic coding systems; Evidence based literature; Growth; Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA); ICD 10 cm; Icd 9 cm; International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD); Regulations; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES 10; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES;

EID: 80052852105     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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