Well the truth is, no one knows how long it will be until every office is converted to ICD-11. What we do know is it took a great deal of time to transfer from ICD-9 to ICD-10, it took years! Although some are reluctant to have change, the WHO plans to present a new code book to the World Health Assembly by May in 2018.
A new code book needs to be developed for the reason that there are new illnesses emerging each and every year. In order to keep the code book up to date we need to actually update the book while creating a system of coding that is specific to the diagnosis. I do not think the process will take as long as the first switch, because when reading about the process, it was mentioned, the change is not as dramatic as ICD-10. I believe we should move forward because there is no sense to delay the inevitable, which is rolling in the ICD-11.
(How soon until the US changes to ICD-11?, 2015)
from Module 6: Discussion 1 …show more content…
What we do know is it took a great deal of time to transfer from ICD-9 to ICD-10, it took years! Although some are reluctant to want to, the WHO plans to present a new code book to the World Health Assembly by May in 2018.
A new code book needs to be developed for the reason that there are new illnesses emerging each and every year. In order to keep the code book up to date we need to actually update the book while creating a system of coding that is specific to the diagnosis. I do not think the process will be delayed as much as it was last time, because when reading about the process it was mentioned the change is not as dramatic as ICD-10. I believe we should move forward because there is no sense to delay the inevitable, which is rolling in the ICD-11 codes.
(How soon until the US changes to ICD-11?,
A new code book needs to be developed for the reason that there are new illnesses emerging each and every year. In order to keep the code book up to date we need to actually update the book while creating a system of coding that is specific to the diagnosis. I do not think the process will take as long as the first switch, because when reading about the process, it was mentioned, the change is not as dramatic as ICD-10. I believe we should move forward because there is no sense to delay the inevitable, which is rolling in the ICD-11.
(How soon until the US changes to ICD-11?, 2015)
from Module 6: Discussion 1 …show more content…
What we do know is it took a great deal of time to transfer from ICD-9 to ICD-10, it took years! Although some are reluctant to want to, the WHO plans to present a new code book to the World Health Assembly by May in 2018.
A new code book needs to be developed for the reason that there are new illnesses emerging each and every year. In order to keep the code book up to date we need to actually update the book while creating a system of coding that is specific to the diagnosis. I do not think the process will be delayed as much as it was last time, because when reading about the process it was mentioned the change is not as dramatic as ICD-10. I believe we should move forward because there is no sense to delay the inevitable, which is rolling in the ICD-11 codes.
(How soon until the US changes to ICD-11?,