“In a recent conversation, ICD-10 trainer and consultant Kristi Stanton told me that it’s going to be a significant issue for ICD-10-PCS coding. Thus it’s a huge challenge for hospitals. The impact won’t be as big for physicians in medical practices.
Nonetheless, clinical documentation improvement (CDI) is an effort that can help providers of all sizes and forms. But that won’t happen if you don’t get physicians to become part of the process. If they resist any documentation changes, it won’t improve.”
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Carl Natale, ICD10 Watch, 15 November 2011
