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The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related  Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is owned and published by the  World Health Organization (WHO) and is used by nearly all

The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related  Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) is owned and published by the  World Health Organization (WHO) and is used by nearly all countries  except the United States. The United States adopted the ICD-10  classification for documenting mortality in 1999, but still uses the  earlier ICD-9 system for all other purposes. The Centers for Medicare  and Medicaid announced that they will adopt the ICD-10 classification on  October 1, 2013.

To prepare for this Application, search the Internet  for information on ICD-9 and ICD-10 classifications, such as can be  found at WHO ICD-10 Classification.

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In this Application, compose 3-4 pages written in APA style on the following:

  • Identify the differences between the ICD-9 and ICD-10 classifications.
  • What impact will it have on the medical community to migrate medical billing systems from ICD-9 to ICD-10?
  • Explain the rationale for the migration from a disease reporting perspective.
  • Identify problems that can be encountered when there are co-existing standards.
  • Identify one obstacle to successful conversion, and how it can be overcome.
  • Identify the benefits that leveraging Web 2.0 principles will add to the WHO's ICD-11 initiative.
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