A new language for health care?
To prepare for ICD-10, a healthcare organization should: appoint a cross-functional ICD-10 steering committee, with representation from finance and other key areas; evaluate where ICD-9-coded data are generated and how those data elements are used; assess IT readiness and gaps for ICD-10; initiate staff education, beginning with senior management.
Piselli
Caroline
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3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, CT, USA. crpiselli@mmm.com
Wall
Kathleen
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Boucher
Anne
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D014481:United States