ICD-10 Transition to Impact Specialists More Negatively

EHR Intelligence published an article titled: "ICD-10 Transition to Impact Specialists More Negatively".

According to the article:

• Some specialties will be affected more than others
• ICD-10 will increase the number of codes from 14,567 to approximately 68,000 codes.
• Implementation costs range from $83,000 to $2.7 million per practice (according to the AMA)

Easy specialties for transition to ICD-10:

• Hematology
• Oncology

Most challenged specialties for transition to ICD-10:

• Obstetics
• Psychiatry
• Emergency Medicine (Poisoning)

The outcomes for this study were a result of a case study done by the emergency department at Illinois Health Connect.
 

To view the full article, please click the following link: ICD-10 Transition to Impact Specialists More Negatively

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