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Diagnosis Coding:

Anatomy Of A Code Set Postponement

Published on Fri Apr 04, 2014

Lawmakers override CMS’s wishes on ICD-10. After repeated assertions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that ICD-10 would proceed on pace, how did a surprise ICD-10 delay materialize? With the March 31 expiration of a delay to a pending physician pay cut staring Congress in the face, lawmakers on March 27 introduced the Protecting Access to Medicare Act [...]
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