A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association has raised concerns over the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10 Patient Safety Indicators, according to a HealthData Management report.
The study authors suggest that the ICD-10-CM translation poses risk for:
• Comparing safety incidents
• Inflating the number of Patient Safety Indicators
• Increasing variability of calculations related to the coding system translation
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The study authors suggest that the ICD-10-CM translation poses risk for:
• Comparing safety incidents
• Inflating the number of Patient Safety Indicators
• Increasing variability of calculations related to the coding system translation
More articles on coding and billing:
Colorado price transparency website to add ASC costs
3 tips to rejuvenate ASC, physician practice revenue cycle
CMS: 3 new ICD-10 testing weeks