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The article discusses recent developments in the D.C. Council, including changes to emergency rental assistance, medical marijuana, and Circulator bus employees. The Council unanimously passed the Emergency Rental Assistance Reform Emergency Amendment Act, which narrows emergency rental assistance and eases evictions. There is debate over whether delinquent tenants are deliberately using the emergency rental assistance application process to delay evictions, with some arguing that landlords are slowing down the process. The Council also approved the Medical Cannabis Classification and Program Enforcement Amendment Act, which addresses issues with the District's medical marijuana laws. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that the asset manager Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in the medical coding firm Visionary RCM Infotech (India) Pvt. Ltd. and mentions views of Carlyle's managing director Shankar Narayanan on growth of medical coding industry.

The article features Optum360, a San Diego, California-based division of Optumlnsight that uses artificial intelligence to improve the management of electronic health records. Optum360's employees invented its patented artificial intelligence system, which applies machine learning and natural language processing to collect critical medical documents or physicians' notes vulnerable to being lost or forgotten in health records. The system also simplifies medical coding.

The article discusses the anxiety of U.S. physicians, or doctors, to medical codes and standards derived from the 10th revision of the book the "International Classification of Diseases," (ICD-10) including the internist physician Dr. Pardeep Kumar's attitudes towards the medical codes. An overview of the relationship between medical insurance companies and the new medical codes is provided.

The article discusses challenges in medical insurance claims in India due to under implementation of the ICD-10 international standard for medical coding by hospitals as mandated by the Indian Medical Council and Research.

The article discusses the study conducted by James A. Gillespie which shows the need to add the ICD-10 code for injuries in mountain biking in Scotland to benefit the athletes that needed care or admitted locally for hospital stay or surgery.

The author reflects on the medical coding system created by the World Health Organization and mandated by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to me used at all health faciltiies in the U.S. as of October 14, 2015, highlighting the advantages and disadvantages of the system.

The article provides an answer to a question regarding the refusal of the health services company Optum to share the code to a therapist.

The article discusses the International Statistical Classification of Diseases revision 9, or ICD - 9, and the delay in the national implementation of the ICD-10 revision.

The article offers Athens, Ohio news briefs as of March 6, 2014 on topics including Norway's prison system, Ohio veterinary medical assistance policy and medical coding system.

The article informs that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is delaying the implementation of a controversial new medical-coding standard known as ICD-10. It has also been informed that the American Medical Association (AMA) has urged the administration to scrap ICD-10 as it may put burden on the practice of medicine without improving care.