On 5 November 2014 19:57, [You know who you are]* wrote: While looking for turtle spaceships ... > "... i stumbled on the fact that Obamacare has medical codes ( ICD-10 codes ) fo= r ...." Conspiracy theorists and general pokers of random borax at favo[ -|u ]red targets will be pleased to know that Obamacare was anticipated long enough in advance for the 10th version of the WHO's (no, not that WHO} International Classification of Disease document, signed off by 117? member countries in 1990, and in use from 1994 to be available at this time for such ridiculing to take place. http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/ The revealed lengths which this administration will stoop to to field material with which they can be ridiculed is beyond belief. Not only is this current register 10 years old, but it is built on an earlier series which probably existed before Obama was ever born (wherever that may have been). That he and his administration would have the foresight required to implement such a target of self deprecation is utterly and completely in-credible. The degree of finesses and skill and integrity and reasonableness evidenced by the people who dig out and publicise such rorts by the current admin is also worthy of special note - the degree of admiration that is inspired by the degree of skillfulness evidenced in production and promulgation of this material knows no bounds. N'est pas? ___________ They say: International Classification of Diseases (ICD) The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) is the standard diagnostic tool for epidemiology, health management and clinical purposes. This includes the analysis of the general health situation of population groups. It is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems, proving a picture of the general health situation of countries and populations. ICD is used by physicians, nurses, other providers, researchers, health information managers and coders, health information technology workers, policy-makers, insurers and patient organizations to classify diseases and other health problems recorded on many types of health and vital records, including death certificates and health records. In addition to enabling the storage and retrieval of diagnostic information for clinical, epidemiological and quality purposes, these records also provide the basis for the compilation of national mortality and morbidity statistics by WHO Member States. Finally, ICD is used for reimbursement and resource allocation decision-making by countries. All Member States use the ICD which has been translated into 43 languages. *Most countries (117) *use the system to report mortality data, a primary indicator of health status. *ICD-10 was endorsed by the Forty-third World Health Assembly in May 1990* and came into use in WHO Member States *as from 1994. *ICD is currently under revision, through an ongoing Revision Process , and the release date for ICD-11 is 2017. ___________________ One would think there would be worthier tiltings to implement Apparently not. Rocinante awaits ...... R "being struck by a turtle " > "struck by a turtle multiple times " > "injury related to space vehicle collision" > > > http://medicalbillingcodingworld.com/2013/12/icd-10-codes-struck-by-a-tur= tle-injured-by-a-spacecraft/ > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .