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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