PATH TO ICD-10-CM/PCS PREPAREDNESS.

The article discusses importance of comprehensive coding and documentation assessment on International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10-CM/Personal Communications Service (PCS). It focuses on the University of Washington (UW) Medicine health system and discusses UW Medicine's ICD-10 impact assessment project that was started in the collaboration of OTB Solutions and HRS. It states that benefits can be executed by including coding and clinical documentation in the initial assessment.