They still have coders in other countries that already have government run health care.
Getting the government involved rarely (if ever!) simplifies things, so the odds of coding becoming easier under a new system seem far fetched to me.
I worry about my job because in this day and age you have to, regardless of what you do. I have no intention of worrying about it from that angle just yet.
You need to remember that the other countries using ICD-10 are using more than just the dx piece, they are using the procedure part of it as well. If that goes into place here, I see pay raises not cuts. ICD-10 dx is freaking everyone out, imagine what happens when they can't use CPT anymore....
Just some food for thought.
Staying positive,
Laura, CPC, CEMC