|Articles|March 6, 2015
Partner Content | Need a new EHR for ICD-10? 12 Questions to find out
The delay of the ICD-10 conversion gave many private practices-and their EHR and practicemanagement vendors-the time they needed to prepare for ICD-10. However, industry experts fearthat many vendors aren’t going to make the postponed deadline. And there is no reason to think theOctober 2015 deadline will be pushed back.
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