A narrative review of the impact of the transition to ICD-10 and ICD-10-CM/PCS.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The United States transitioned to the tenth version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system (ICD-10) for mortality coding in 1999 and to the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/PCS) on October 1, 2015. The purpose of this study was to conduct a narrative literature review to better understand the impact of the implementation of ICD-10/ICD-10-CM/PCS.

Materials and methods

We searched English-language articles in PubMed, Web of Science, and Business Source Complete and reviewed websites of relevant professional associations, government agencies, research groups, and ICD-10 news aggregators to identify literature on the impact of the ICD-10/ICD-10-CM/PCS transition. We used Google

SUBMITTER: Kusnoor SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7309233 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature