Week 1 Course Wiki: Click the link below to access the course wiki. Once you have accessed the Wiki, c lick Create Wiki Page on the action bar to create your own wiki page. Please add meaningful titles to your wiki pages so they are easy to scan in the side panel. You are able to e dit any page you want. However, do not delete something any else has written. Feel free to use the Comments function also. After several pages are added, use a page's contextual menu and select History to see how a page has been edited. This is a graded, collaborative learning activity. Please add meaningful titles to your wiki pages so they are easy to scan in the side panel. CPT Coding Week 1 Wiki Rubric: A quality wiki page is created. The writing is clear and concise and relevant to the topic. The wiki page has a meaningful title page for ease of scanning in the side panel.  All questions in the “ICD-10”  topic are answered.    50 points The writing is original and free of writing and spelling errors.  Citation and references are used appropriately using APA 6 th edition format.    25 points The wiki page includes a link to one credible site that has information on the topic.   25 points ICD-10 (Improved Care Diagnosis) 10th Edition When was it mandated to begin? Why were there delays?  Why is the change being made to ICD-10?   What are the advantages of this change? Are there any disadvantages? What does it mean to physicians and other health care providers? EXAMPLE ICD-10 (Improved Care Diagnosis) 10th Edition Created By Anonymous on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:28:04 PM EDT last modified by Daniel Hornstein on Monday, June 12, 2017 1:16:20 AM EDT When was it mandated to begin? Why were there delays?    ICD-10 was mandated to be in full use on October 1, 2015.  There were final delay to keep giving ample time for providers to all fall into compliance with the change, as well as makng sure that HIPPA is on the same page.  Why is the change being made to ICD-10?   There are changes done for to comply and expand with current, treatments.. There are 1943 changes to  codes being used and being added as of 2017. What are the advantages of this change? Are there any disadvantages? There is plenty of advantages as the freeze that was in place for new, and updated codes and there activity. There will be easier diagnosis as well as better communication. The changes are also helping a lot with fraud and abuse, of different patient accounts. There really isn't any disadvantages that I am reading from the CDC website about ICD-10 and what it is doing to make healthcare coding and billing easier.  What does it mean to physicians and other health care providers? These changes will better the treatment and diagnosis for the physicians and providers, it will have easier mortality,, and morbidity comparison, It will enhance the outcomes to the patients, with easier clinical decisions being made. All in all there will be better improved quality .

1. Week 1 Course Wiki:
Click the link below to access the course wiki.
Once you have accessed the Wiki, c
lick Create Wiki Page on the action bar to create your own wiki
page.
Please add meaningful titles to your wiki pages so they are easy
to scan in the side panel.
You are able to e
dit any page you want. However, do not delete something any
else has written.
Feel free to use the Comments function also. After several
pages are added, use a page's contextual menu and select
History to see how a page has been edited.
This is a graded, collaborative learning activity. Please add
meaningful titles to your wiki pages so they are easy to scan in
the side panel.
CPT Coding Week 1 Wiki Rubric:
A quality wiki page is created. The writing is clear and concise
and relevant to the topic. The wiki page has a meaningful title
page for ease of scanning in the side panel. All questions in the
“ICD-10” topic are answered.
50 points
The writing is original and free of writing and spelling errors.
Citation and references are used appropriately using APA 6
th
edition format.
25 points

2. The wiki page includes a link to one credible site that has
information on the topic.
25 points
ICD-10 (Improved Care Diagnosis) 10th Edition
When was it mandated to begin? Why were there delays?
Why is the change being made to ICD-10?
What are the advantages of this change? Are there any
disadvantages?
What does it mean to physicians and other health
care providers?
EXAMPLE
ICD-10 (Improved Care Diagnosis) 10th Edition
Created By Anonymous on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:28:04 PM
EDT
last modified by
Daniel Hornstein
on Monday, June 12, 2017 1:16:20 AM EDT
When was it mandated to begin? Why were there delays?
ICD-10 was
mandated
to be in full use on October 1, 2015. There were final delay to
keep giving ample time for providers to all fall into compliance
with the change, as well as makng sure that HIPPA is on the

3. same page.
Why is the change being made to ICD-10?
There are changes done for to comply and expand with current,
treatments.. There are 1943 changes to codes being used and
being added as of 2017.
What are the advantages of this change? Are there any
disadvantages?
There is plenty of advantages as the freeze that was in place for
new, and updated codes and there activity. There will be easier
diagnosis as well as better communication. The changes are also
helping a lot with fraud and abuse, of different patient accounts.
There really isn't any disadvantages that I am reading from the
CDC website about ICD-10 and what it is doing to make
healthcare coding and billing easier.
What does it mean to physicians and other health
care providers?
These changes will better the treatment and diagnosis for the
physicians and providers, it will have easier mortality,, and
morbidity comparison, It will enhance the outcomes to the
patients, with easier clinical decisions being made. All in all
there will be better improved quality of data, received, better
diagnosis of patient care and treatment. It will also provide a
better tracking system all around to enhance the quality of
patient care
Reference:
International Classification of Diseases, (ICD-10-CM/PCS)
Transition - Background. (2015, October 01). Retrieved June
12, 2017, from
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/icd/icd10cm_pcs_background.htm