The Impact of ICD-10 on EMS Documentation

摘要

The international classification of Diseases (ICD) is a system of codes designed by the World Health Organization to standardize the way health care professionals and scientists record and report diseases and other health problems. The concept has existed since the beginning of the 19th century, and it undergoes continual revision. In the United States, ICD-10 went live on October 1, 2015. Emergency medical services (EMS) providers, like other health care professionals, are likely most familiar with ICD as it relates to billing and claim submission for any patient covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.