MIRA Sets Mid-April Deadline For NCVHS Recommendation On ICD-10 System
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS can decide to implement the ICD-10-PCS inpatient coding system if the National Committee on Vital Health Statistics does not make a recommendation by April 15, under the "Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act" of 2003
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