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September 4, 2012

HHS Decides Not to Leapfrog to ICD-11

Word of the new ICD-10 compliance deadline came as welcome news to many in the healthcare realm — just not everyone.

There remains a corner of the industry that publicly asked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider other alternatives, most notably ICD-11, before mandating a new deadline.

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HHS Decides Not to Leapfrog to ICD-11

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