The ICD-10 Emperor Has No Clothes
They howled ICD-10 was delayed. And they howled loud and fierce. Apparently, the life of U.S. healthcare hangs in the throes of 68,000 diagnosis codes. Meanwhile, the rest of the world has switched to ICD-10. But here’s a secret. The World Health Organization’s version of ICD-10 has about 16,000 codes, equivalent to ICD-9-CM. Let’s reiterate:… Read more
