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Friday, 27 February 2015

Why ICD 10 instead of ICD



Medical coding specialists are very important in the industry of medical field. Through proper coding hospitals and related organizations make sure that all the details are correct and there is no incorrect detail which could create issues for patients. Now with the growth of coding ICD- 10 came with a revolution which is very advanced coding. As ICD-10 coding is up to 7 characters so it is required more intense training for better and deep knowledge. The reason of change in coding system from ICD-9 to ICD-10 is medical services has been changed drastically in last few years. A good number of treatments and medical devices has been discovered and ICD -9 cannot take care of all these changes as it do not have that much of technology because of which the new version got discovered.  ICD 10 Coders academy is one of the leading and fastest growing academies that used to provide the training for ICD 10.They have good number of professionals who have a very good experience in the same field. Online training used to be providing to candidates and proper information related to the course and training has been given on the website so that candidate should not face any difficulties in taking the decision. Professionals have to learn a good number of codes as a part of ICD 10 as it is very advanced so healthcare professionals need to make sure that they are properly trained as there should be no chance of mistake. Around 68000 codes are there in ICD 10. ICD 10 Codes have seven positions and each position have a specific meaning.

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