The ICD-10 transition will make clinical data more useful to providers. Without this data, providers will not be able to advance their delivery of care in the same way they will be able to with it.
The payment aspect is crucial to centers staying solvent, but shifting the focus to data collection can reinforce the need for the new code set and its desirability.
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