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Starting in 2013 hospitals are upgrading to ICD-10, a standard already used in Europe.
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Mention ICD-10 to hospital executives and you may trigger all sorts of fight and flight responses, shudders, shivers, and even full-blown Freudian denial and repression.
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U.S. hospitals and insurers are bracing for possible hiccups when the move to ICD-10 happens on Oct. 1, 2013, even though they've known it was coming since early 2009.
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With the move to ICD-10, the one code for suturing an artery will become 195 codes, designating every single artery, among other variables, according to OptumInsight, a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc.
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So how do you become an ICD-10 coder?
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Coders who know ICD-10, that is.
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For providers and clinicians to shift successfully towards Accountable Care and conquer challenges like ICD-10 and meaningful use, we need to simplify how to access, analyze and make data actionable so providers and clinicians can make wise patient care decisions.
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