The World Health Organization (WHO) maintains the International Classification of Disease (ICD). This system design is a healthcare classification system that provides diagnostic codes for classifying disease, sign and symptoms, abnormal finds, etc. The ICD-9 system has been in use for over 30 years now is replaced by ICD-10. The change from ICD-9 to ICD-10 has received much opposition from the United States as well as the medical industry. The benefits of using the ICD-10 are the in depth details of the new codes, a more accurate payment system for new procedures, fewer miscodes, and rejected improper reimbursement claims.
The United States is one of the last to adopt the ICD-10 system; most other industrialized countries have already been using ICD-10. About ten years ago when ICD-10 first came out the trouble with implementing the system was because HIPPA was not in effect and medical facilities were not really using the electronic service record (ERS). The medical health IT only offered an expensive and complex option, and it made the thought or act of transitioning to the new way an unembraced drawn out process (Loomis, 2015). As far as the government sector pushing the ICD-10, in various opinions it is thought that because the government saw no profitable gain for this program they delayed the process even more. …show more content…
With more specificity regarding the clinical conditions and services, ICD-10 will be able to provide payers, policy makers and providers with better information to make refinements to the US reimbursement system. Also, to include and implement a pay for performance program. These new codes also help to make efficient and lower administrative cost as well. With the reduction for manual review of health records for research and data findings, this also adjudicates reimbursement claims
The United States is one of the last to adopt the ICD-10 system; most other industrialized countries have already been using ICD-10. About ten years ago when ICD-10 first came out the trouble with implementing the system was because HIPPA was not in effect and medical facilities were not really using the electronic service record (ERS). The medical health IT only offered an expensive and complex option, and it made the thought or act of transitioning to the new way an unembraced drawn out process (Loomis, 2015). As far as the government sector pushing the ICD-10, in various opinions it is thought that because the government saw no profitable gain for this program they delayed the process even more. …show more content…
With more specificity regarding the clinical conditions and services, ICD-10 will be able to provide payers, policy makers and providers with better information to make refinements to the US reimbursement system. Also, to include and implement a pay for performance program. These new codes also help to make efficient and lower administrative cost as well. With the reduction for manual review of health records for research and data findings, this also adjudicates reimbursement claims