Question

What is the importance of ICD (International Classification of Disease) or CPT (Current Procedure Terminology) and what are the implications for billing and population health? How would the accuracy or omission of data used to determine coding affect billing and population health? Please discuss 2-3 aspects of poor quality data. Include 1 citation from your book and one from your own experience and research.

Answer 1

Answer: ICD (International Classification of Disease) is a diagnostic tool that is used to classify and observe causes of injury and death and also about the information for health examination. This also helps in other ways such as the study of mortality and morbidity. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) is the backbone of health statistics. It maintains and monitors the human condition from birth to death or any injury, a disease we encounter in life is coded. As healthcare providers transition to outcome-based reimbursements, it is imperative that they make the transition to population health management to stay viable and all the data is already saved such as the charges as well as the diagnostic test.