When the United States converted to ICD 10 in October 2015 we joined the rest of

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When the United States converted to ICD 10 in October 2015 we joined the rest of the modernized healthcare world in being able to contrast and compare ICD 10 codes. This was a monumental task towards standardization and the ability to govern healthcare information for statistical and comparative purposes. After reviewing the attached ICD 10 Powerpoint, complete a 2-4 page paper that addresses the following questions:

1. Why in your opinion was it so important for the United States to convert from ICD9 to ICD10?

2. Do you think the conversion to ICD 10 allows us to better govern and manage our healthcare information and statistics?

3. What limitations do you feel existed in terms of data management when the United States was on the ICD9 platform?

4. The difference in the number of codes between ICD 9 and ICD 10 is incredible. What challenges do you feel this presents for a healthcare system when trying to compare and contrast historic ICD 9 codes to current ICD 10 codes?

Explanation / Answer

With the increase in the number of diseases, its variations and evolving treatment modalities; there was need for more detailed and simplified process of coding which was met by the ICD-10 that coded approximately 155,000 codes as compared to its previous counterpart which coded about 17000 codes. Thus it was a much needed conversion, more precisely - "the need of the hour." Yes, according to my opinion the adoption of ICD 10 helps in better management as it eases the categorization of various mordern treatment modalities, that was not possible with ICD 9 and also unbundling of coding diseases, which ensures that the client pay for exact services and not the cost of similar services. It has also made the process of reimbursement swifter by reducing the coding errors. The most inevitable restriction was the inavailability of codes for varios diagnosis and procedures. ICD 9 did not permitted the use of multiple codes that restricted the classification of clients having more than one daignosis. ICD 9 also lack the code for modern technologies being used in patient care, resultic in erratic coding. The task of adoption of ICD 10 is definitely a challenging one; nonetheless must be seen as a step to match the doccumentation system with the current healthcare scenario. The healthcare systems will face temporary issues with upgradation of systems and training of staff with ICD 10 but will be at advantage in long run.

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