Functions of the Coordination and Maintenance Committee and modifying the ICD-9-CM, Volumes 1 and 2.
Balancing the multiple uses of ICD-9-CM with its central purpose as a statistical classification system is the function of the Coordination and Maintenance Committee. This article describes the process to modify diagnosis and procedure codes and how AHIMA members can contribute to improving ICD-9-CM.
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