title: The ICD-10 system: a gift that keeps on taking.
abstract: The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 was signed into law on April Fool's Day. Indeed, 2014 saw unprecedented enthusiasm for the possibility of a permanent solution to the sustainable growth rate formula. Congress failed to come together on methods to pay for that fix. Instead, Congress provided another temporary patch on April 1. As part of that law, International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) adoption was pushed back by at least 1 year until, at the earliest, October 1, 2015. While many physicians support the delay in ICD-10 implementation, there are those that disagree.
authors.affiliation: Neuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.affiliation: Neuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Thabele M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Leslie-Mazwi
authors.affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.affiliation: Division of Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Rahmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oklu
authors.affiliation: Radiology Associates of North Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Kurt A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Schoppe
authors.affiliation: South Texas Radiology Group, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Radiology, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Ezequiel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center of Paducah, Paducah, Kentucky, USA Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States
keywords: Economics