Physicians claim ICD-10 will disrupt patient care — 5 key points

Physicians have voiced concerns that the mandated coding changes will disrupt the care provided to patients, according to KHOU.com.

Here are five points:

1. Nearly two out of three Texas physicians project the coding changes will disrupt care.

2. Additionally, many physicians believe the coding changes will limit the available options for care.

3. A reported, 65 percent of physicians in Texas will not reach ICD-10 compliance by Oct. 1.

4. Some medical professionals claim the coding regulations are causing physicians to treat patients like numbers.

5. Other researchers claim the greater detail in ICD-10 will enable researchers to identify previously hidden relationships between diseases, which will help discover epidemics earlier.

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