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Why ICD-10-CM falls short for some diagnoses

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) was originally referred to as the Uniform Classification of Causes of Death. Robert S. Gold, MD, reveals why ICD in the United States doesn't correlate well with the systems in other countries and omits various important clinical conditions that can cause fatal outcomes for patients.

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