Category: Laws
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ICD-10: Understanding the Backbone of Medical Data in Healthcare Analytics

Author: Brandon Maggiano Introduction ICD-10 (short for International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) is a system used by physicians to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures for claims processing. The U.S. version was created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to better…
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The patient access provision of the 21st Century Cures Act

The patient access provision of the 21st Century Cures Act is a section of the law that requires healthcare providers and health plans to provide patients with easy access to their own medical records, including lab results, imaging reports, and other clinical notes.
