Re: Fw: by Gail re: Health Care for All: May Agenda, minutes, Republican for single payer (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I guess she didn't get my memo -- that ICD-10 will be implemented
approximately when the United States adopts the metric system.

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 16:00:58 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: "Gail" <http://www.cox.net/~g3>
 >  > Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 12:06 -0700
 >  > 
 >  >  Noelle and Don,   You can disregard the minutes and agenda attachments and 
 >  >  just read the attachment by the Republican cardiologist and the email 
 >  >  below. Noelle, this looks like coders will have more work to do and will be 
 >  >  needed in the future after all. I didn't click on the link below, but you 
 >  >  may want to for more information.   Gail   ----- Original Message ----- 
 >  >  From: Peter Conn ,http://www.cox.net/~pconnt43, To: Conn Peter ,mailto:
 >  >  http://www.cox.net/~pconnt43, Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 11:32 AM Subject: HCA May 
 >  >  Agenda, minutes, Republican for single payer
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 >  >  Santa Barbara Chapter
 >  >  Dear HCA - SB members,
 >  >  Be sure to read the attached article by the Republican Cardiologist David 
 >  >  May, in support of single payer. 
 >  >  Note: the ICD-10 mentioned in the article (International Classification of 
 >  >  Diseases) is what will be used, beginning Oct. 2014, to code the health 
 >  >  care service provided to you. This code is sent to your insurer, who pays (
 >  >  or tries not to pay) according to the code. The current ICD-9 has 13,600 
 >  >  codes; the new ICD-10 will have 69,000.  It seems that Dr. May hopes that 
 >  >  more refined coding will make planning for health care needs and tracking 
 >  >  of usage (overuse and underuse) easier. He then points out that we can't 
 >  >  get the data in large enough quantities without a single payer system.
 >  >  See link below for more info in the ICD-10. The AAPC (I can't find the 
 >  >  meaning of the initials) is involved in training the coders, among other 
 >  >  things.
 >  >  http://www.aapc.com/icd-10/faq.aspx#howdifferent
 >  >  Regards, Peter
 >  >  Peter Conn Health Care for All - Ca Santa Barbara Chapter Outreach 
 >  >  Coordinator
 >  >  805 682-5183
 >  > 
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 >  > 
 >  >  Santa Barbara Chapter
 >  >  Dear HCA - SB members,
 >  >  Be sure to read the attached article by the Republican Cardiologist David 
 >  >  May, in support of single payer.
 >  >  Note: the ICD-10 mentioned in the article (International Classification of 
 >  >  Diseases) is what will be used, beginning Oct. 2014, to code the health 
 >  >  care service provided to you. This code is sent to your insurer, who pays (
 >  >  or tries not to pay) according to the code. The current ICD-9 has 13,600 
 >  >  codes; the new ICD-10 will have 69,000.  It seems that Dr. May hopes that 
 >  >  more refined coding will make planning for health care needs and tracking 
 >  >  of usage (overuse and underuse) easier. He then points out that we can't 
 >  >  get the data in large enough quantities without a single payer system.
 >  >  See link below for more info in the ICD-10. The AAPC (I can't find the 
 >  >  meaning of the initials) is involved in training the coders, among other 
 >  >  things.
 >  >  http://www.aapc.com/icd-10/faq.aspx#howdifferent
 >  >  Regards,
 >  >  Peter
 >  >  Peter Conn
 >  >  Health Care for All - Ca
 >  >  Santa Barbara Chapter Outreach Coordinator
 >  >  805 682-5183