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Jessica Clore HIM M355 ICD9 to ICD10 Map Paper August 27, 2017 In 1978, the World Health Organization published ICD-9. It was later modified by the US Public Health Service so that it could service the needs of American hospitals. This modification was named International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). As of October 1, 2015, ICD-9-CM was replaced with ICD-10-CM. ICD-10-CM was considered an upgrade from ICD-9-CM because it was more specific and contained many more codes than its predecessor. Most of the categories contained in ICD-9-CM were completely full with no room for expansion. ICD-10-CM goes into a lot more detail than ICD-9-CM. ICD-10 has been upgraded to contain up to seven digits as opposed to the four to five that were associated with ICD-9. Since the transition …show more content…

It also refers to the mapping tools used to “perform an ICD-9 to ICD-10 crosswalk” (CMS, 2016). GEMs can translate data for tracking quality, calculating reimbursement, forward mapping, etc. GEMs can be used by the general public because they were created for anyone who wants to convert coded data. GEMs should not be used as an excuse to not learn how to use ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. They are reference mappings that designed to help the user understand the complexity of translating one code to another. Mapping is important because it allows for hospitals to have their information from ICD-9 to ICD-10 as well as from ICD-10 to ICD-9. Converting to ICD-10-CM has helped obtain better data for quality, safety, and efficiency in the United States healthcare system. ICD-10 allows for more expansion in order to accommodate the new technologies that have been and are currently being introduced to hospitals across the country. ICD-10-CM helps tell a better story of each patient encounter by giving hospitals more in depth information about their disease/

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