Use newly released ICD-10 guidelines as a starting point for training
HIM Connection, February 10, 2009
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On January 27, the National Center for Health Statistics published updated ICD-10 guidelines to replace its July 2007 guidelines. Although HIM directors can anticipate updates to this draft prior to implementation in 2013, they can use the guidelines to begin to train coders on the new system. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site for more information.
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