AMA: ICD-10 Contingency Plan Needed

The American Medical Association (AMA), the Chicago-based advocacy group for healthcare providers, is not going down without a fight when it comes to ICD-10. The association released a statement this week that expressed its concern over the lack of a contingency plan in place by the CMS if testing reveals potential problems with the transition to the code-set.

The American Medical Association (AMA), the Chicago-based advocacy group for healthcare providers, is not going down without a fight when it comes to ICD-10.

The association released a statement this week that expressed its concern over the lack of a contingency plan in place by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) if testing reveals potential problems with the transition to the code-set.

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