There are important reasons for delaying implementation of the new ICD-10 coding system

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 836-842

  Chute, Christopher G ^a   Huff, Stanley M ^b,c   Ferguson, James A ^d   Walker, James M ^e   Halamka, John D ^f  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^e GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACT; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; ICD-10; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICARE; REIMBURSEMENT; SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICINE;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SYSTEMATIZED NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862501547     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1258     Document Type: Article

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