In a paper identify the benefits and challenges that health care will face with the transition from ICD 9 to ICD 10. Papers must address the following:
1) Clearly describe ICD-10 and the benefits it has over ICD-9.
2) Discuss the potential and real challenges this transition will face from hospitals, payers, and staff.
3) Examine and detail what other hospitals are doing now to prepare for the October 2013 implementation date.
4) Define how a terminology system such as SNOMED would interact with ICD-10.
