In the News: Latest AMA ICD-10 proposals get it half right
CDI Strategies, July 1, 2015
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by Brian Murphy, CPC
Let’s move forward with full implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2015, both for hospitals and physicians. But let’s also see a more transparent application process for the Cooperating Parties, allowing physicians/clinicians full representation at the table. While that physician group may not ultimately be the AMA, the time has regardless come for more input on the ICD codes from those at the center of healthcare delivery.
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