Tag: ICD10
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FY 2019 ICD-10 Code Changes Released
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the fiscal year 2019 ICD-10-CM code changes, which become effective Oct. 1. The changes include 473 total new code changes with 279 new codes, 143 revised codes, 51 deactivated codes, and 39 additional changes added from a proposed rule list. There are changes to the International…
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Dr. Buddy Smith on ICD-10: “This should be a wake-up call … to be an advocate”
Medical Association President Buddy Smith, M.D., has had it with government mandates in medicine, likening ICD-10 to the proverbial “straw that broke the camel’s back.” “It has gotten to the point of absurdity. We need more of the ‘practice’ of medicine and less of the ‘process’ of delivering medical care. We are forced to jump…