Crossing the Bridge to ICD-10: Using the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs) to Create a ICD-10 Ready Workplace. Applied Mapping Case Study: The GEMs and MS-DRG Conversion

Introduction

ICD-9-CM (referred to hereinafter as I-9) codes are the present basis for many critical healthcare transactions in the U.S.: reimbursement, healthcare quality, and morbidity reporting, to name a few. When the U.S. updates its code set to ICD-101, all systems and applications....