ICD-10

Question 1

Benefits of using ICD10 (10)

Answer 1

1. Will help fuel better care for patients
2. Will inform smarter healthcare delivery
3. Will streamline administrative processes
4. Will improve the industry’s predictive modeling capabilities
5. Will help providers keep better records of patients’ medical histories
6. Will allow providers to create more accurate info for billing and administrative purposes, which should help avoid delays in processing claims
7. Will allow for better predictions related to a patient’s overall health and likelihood of developing certain conditions
8. Will allow earlier identification and intervention for risks, which could help prevent chronic conditions from developing
9. Will help healthcare providers better grasp what the best course of care might be for a given patient
10. Will provide payers with better data to analyze in fraud and abuse detection models