Description
After many delays, ICD-10 was finally implemented in the U.S. on Oct. 1, 2015. The updated diagnosis code system helps to provide more details regarding what is exactly wrong with a patient. Students can read more about the topic here:
https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
http://library.ahima.org/doc?oid=78673#.WkqBXt-nFhE (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Instructions:
For this scavenger, students should use their favorite web search tool to identify a recent news article (published within the last 6 months) that has ICD-10 as a primary topic of discussion.
Sample Solution