Other Issuances: FY 2011 ICD-9-CM addenda available, CMS posts corridor width memo
Medicare Weekly Update, June 1, 2010
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NCHS posts 2011 ICD-9-CM addenda
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has posted errata for the 2011 ICD-9-CM tabular and alphabetic index, effective October 1, 2010.
View the ICD-9-CM index addenda.
View the ICD-9-CM tabular addenda.
CMS issues memo on corridor width requirements
On May 14, CMS posted to update and revise information first conveyed in Survey and Certification letter 04-41, issued on August 12, 2004 by CMS, which provided guidance on corridor width requirements associated with the installation of wall-mounted computer touch screens in health care facilities.
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