Healthcare

ICD-10 means more paperwork, less helping patients

By Rep Tom Price, Rep. Ted Poe
Published July 13, 2015 4:01am ET
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ICD-10 means more paperwork, less helping patients
Dr. Martha Perez examines Dorothy Jolly in a room at the Community Health of South Florida, Doris Ison Health Center on February 21, 2013 in Miami, Fla. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) | Joe Raedle

Have you ever been bitten by a sea lion? Pecked by a turkey? Or had two collisions in succession with a lamppost?

Welcome to ICD-10 — where each of the above scenarios has a corresponding government-mandated code.

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