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A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association showed how complicated the ICD-10 transition will be, according to an ICD-10 Watch report.

A transition away from ICD-9 could have been an opportunity to truly adopt a more efficient, more informative data-capturing system, but ICD-10 is far from that, according to Albert Shar, MD, of DOTmed HealthCare Business News.

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The Medical Group Management Association conducted a study of ICD-10 readiness and found less than 10 percent of practices have made significant progress to prepare for the transition.

Mike Hodgson is the executive vice president of healthcare products and partnerships for Career Step, a Provo, Utah-based company that provides online education and training solutions. At the 2013 American Health Information Management Association Conference, Career Step launched its ICD-10…

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