NAHC Comments on ICD-10

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) submitted comments supporting adoption of the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition, Clinical Modification (ICD 10-CM). ICD-9-CM, which is 30 years old, has been determined to be obsolete (NAHC Report, Aug. 20). According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ICD-10 will afford many…