The Reality of ICD-10 in the Office
Authors: Scott Manaker
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters17 May 2016The Reality of ICD-10 in the OfficeScott Manaker, MD, PhDScott Manaker, MD, PhDFrom Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-0585 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:I appreciate the Annals Editors' selection of Dr. Colloff's letter as representative of a differing perspective, shared by many. However, as noted in the articles cited, concordance between ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes is very high, many single matches occur between the 2 nomenclatures, and several tools and crosswalks are available online and in print for busy clinicians whose electronic health records provide inadequate or insufficient diagnosis code prompts, or alternatively provide an overwhelming array of options (1, 2). The expansion of diagnosis code choices for complex diseases now allows better descriptions of the breadth of severity of illness ...References1. Manaker S. Time to get off the diagnosis dime onto the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:557-8. [PMID: 26344554]. doi:10.7326/M15-1773 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Outland B, Newman MM, William MJ. Health policy basics: implementation of the International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:554-6. [PMID: 26390305]. doi:10.7326/M15-1933 LinkGoogle Scholar3. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report III: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. NIH publication no. 08-4051. Bethesda, MD: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; 2007. Accessed at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm on 14 November 2015. Google Scholar4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee Meeting; September 22-23, 2015; Diagnosis Agenda. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/Topic_Packet_09_22_2015.pdf on 14 November 2015. Google Scholar5. Ghofrani HA, D'Armini AM, Grimminger F, Hoeper MM, Jansa P, Kim NH, et al; CHEST-1 Study Group. Riociguat for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. N Engl J Med. 2013;369:319-29. [PMID: 23883377] doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1209657 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-1773. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoTime to Get Off the Diagnosis Dime Onto the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases Scott Manaker Health Policy Basics: Implementation of the International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision Brian Outland , Mary M. Newman , and Margo J. William The Reality of ICD-10 in the Office Edwin Colloff Metrics 17 May 2016Volume 164, Issue 10Page: 700-701KeywordsAsthmaDisclosureHealth careHealth care qualityInternational classification of diseases ninth revisionInternational classification of diseases tenth revisionPopulation statisticsPrevention, policy, and public healthPulmonary hypertensionResearch facilities ePublished: 17 May 2016 Issue Published: 17 May 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...