ICD-10 isn't just the problem, it's also the symptom
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com, in a post about how ICD-10 reflects an “absurdly complicated payment ‘non-system’” and calls for “alternatives that make getting the diagnosis right more important than selecting the correct code.”
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, a past chair of ACP's Board of Regents, a practicing internist in Cranston, R.I., and a member of ACP Internist's editorial board, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com. In this post, Dr. Ejnes looks at how ICD-10 reflects an “absurdly complicated payment ‘non-system’” and calls for “alternatives that make getting the diagnosis right more important than selecting the correct code.”