However, prior to the Ninth Revision Conference, WHO was preparing for the 10th Revision. Increasing uses of ICD highlighted the need for a stable and flexible structure to eliminate frequent revision. The WHO Collaborating Centres for Classification of Diseases experimented with alternative structures for ICD-10 and determined that the 10-year interval between revisions was too short to evaluate current use and identify needed revisions. So the 10th Revision Conference, scheduled for 1985, was delayed.
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ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 03 – March 2014Beginning in October 2014, the migration must be completed, as ICD-9 fades to black and ICD-10 will be the required system to code and bill a chart. In the upcoming months, I’ll provide practical updates, making certain every emergency physician has a strong foundation for practicing in this new era.
Dr. Bensen is president of Medical Education Programs in Buffalo Junction, Va. She is an AHIMA approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, a senior medical associate at MedAcess in Roxbo, N.C., and Councillor for VACEP. She is a former member of the ACEP Board of Directors.
References
- www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/HistoryOfICD.pdf
- www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd9.htm
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2916773/
- www.meditec.com/resourcestools/icd-codes/
- www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Contracting/ContractorLearningResources/downloads/ICD-10_Overview_Presentation.pdf
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