This 2014 policy brief discusses the transition to International Classification of Diseases – 10th revision (ICD-10), a revised coding system to track diagnoses and procedures. As of October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use this new, significantly broader, coding system diagnoses and inpatient procedures.
Published by: Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation