Hospitals want Congress to keep ICD-10 on track

Hospitals want Congress to keep ICD-10 on track 150 150 Biomedical & Health Informatics (BHI)

Any attempts to delay, again, ICD-10 compliance would be a waste of time and money, and should be opposed, eight healthcare organizations–including the American Hospital Association and the Premier healthcare alliance–stressed to members of Congress in a recent letter.

ICD-9 is “outdated” the organizations said, and ICD-10 would enable providers to keep up with medical advances.

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