The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is owned and published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is used by nearly all countries except the United States. The United States adopted the ICD-10 classification for documenting mortality in 1999, but still uses the earlier ICD-9 system for all other purposes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced that they will adopt the ICD-10 classification on October 1, 2013.
To prepare for this Application, search the Internet for information on ICD-9 and ICD-10 classifications, such as can be found at
WHO ICD-10 Classification
.
By Day 4
Submit your assignment
In this Application, compose 3-4 pages written in APA style on the following:
Identify the differences between the ICD-9 and ICD-10 classifications.
What impact will it have on the medical community to migrate medical billing systems from ICD-9 to ICD-10?
Explain the rationale for the migration from a disease reporting perspective.
Identify problems that can be encountered when there are co-existing standards.
Identify one obstacle to successful conversion, and how it can be overcome.
Identify the benefits that leveraging Web 2.0 principles will add to the WHO's ICD-11 initiative.
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The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related
1. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and
Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is owned and
published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and is
used by nearly all countries except the United States. The
United States adopted the ICD-10 classification for
documenting mortality in 1999, but still uses the earlier ICD-9
system for all other purposes. The Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid announced that they will adopt the ICD-10
classification on October 1, 2013.
To prepare for this Application, search the Internet for
information on ICD-9 and ICD-10 classifications, such as can
be found at
WHO ICD-10 Classification
.
By Day 4
Submit your assignment
In this Application, compose 3-4 pages written in APA style on
the following:
Identify the differences between the ICD-9 and ICD-10
classifications.
What impact will it have on the medical community to migrate
medical billing systems from ICD-9 to ICD-10?
Explain the rationale for the migration from a disease reporting
perspective.
Identify problems that can be encountered when there are co-
existing standards.
2. Identify one obstacle to successful conversion, and how it can
be overcome.
Identify the benefits that leveraging Web 2.0 principles will add
to the WHO's ICD-11 initiative.
