Device Firms Cheer ICD-10 Debut, While Providers Brace For Chaos
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The ICD-10 health care coding set has finally launched after much debate and delay. Medical device manufacturers cheer the transition as a means to better capture new technology in the insurance system, but health care providers are bracing for technical headaches and the risk of claims not being paid.
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