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ICD-10: Information and AHIMA Advocacy
AHIMA's Advocacy Efforts
AHIMA calls upon the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—the
code set maintenance organization for the United States—and the healthcare
industry to take quick and decisive action to expedite the adoption and implementation
of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS code sets, rules, and guidelines as a replacement
for ICD-9-CM.
AHIMA calls for the following actions to be taken:
- Immediate decision-making
and regulation-setting by the HHS Secretary for the adoption of ICD-10-CM
for diagnostic coding in all healthcare settings
and
ICD-10-PCS for coding of hospital inpatient services with implementation
no later than 2008.
- Support from the US Congress, in the form of legislative
authority (if
needed), with financial allocation to HHS and healthcare providers and health
plans
for adoption and implementation of these code sets, rules, and guidelines.
- Recognition by the healthcare professionals and industry of the need for
21st century coding standards and the subsequent benefits to the US population
and
the healthcare industry of complete, accurate, and standard healthcare
data and information.
Testimony and Comments
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