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Focus Your ICD-9 to ICD-10 Transition With 3 Tips

Published on Fri Jul 24, 2015

Prime your general surgeons for reporting laterality and other detail. Whether you’re well on the way to a smooth ICD-10 transition on October 1, or scrambling with last-minute preparations, we have the tips you need to make sure you’re ready. Everyone from your general surgeons to your coding staff will benefit from this run-down of basic ICD-10 coding concepts, along [...]
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