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There will be significant changes within the organization as we embrace changes set by the American Medical Association. As RN's and LVN's, we are responsible for adapting to the internal policy changes that are required as a result of the introduction to ICD-10 beginning in October of 2015. The ICD-10 has a new set of diagnostic codes that will replace the ICD-9 codes in "medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures" (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2015). Many believed that the ICD-9 codes were outdated and limited how health care staff could describe and interpret health care data regarding diagnoses and inpatient procedures (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2015). As such, this new system provides room for greater specification that will help streamline inpatient procedures within the facility.
Nightingale Home Care Inc. will be affected in a number of ways based on its structure as a home related health agency. Internal policy changes will include changes in how Medicare and Medicaid claims are handled. Medicare will no longer accept ICD-9 codes, and thus the facility staff must be up-to-date with the new ICD-10 coding system. Valid ICD-10 codes are "composed of codes with 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 characters" that will be used to code for diagnostic descriptions (American Medical Association, 2015). Codes containing...
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