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International Classification Of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification And Procedure Coding System And Clinical Documentation Improvement, Margaret L. Possel
International Classification Of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification And Procedure Coding System And Clinical Documentation Improvement, Margaret L. Possel
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Today, the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification is more than 35 years old and there is a great need for the United States of America to implement the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision has two parts: The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification for diagnosis codes and The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System for inpatient procedure codes. Both classification systems incorporate greater specificity, clinical data, and information relevant to ambulatory and to managed-care encounters. With the greater specificity, it is imperative for …