The secondary purpose was to identify the incidence of obscure knee disorders diagnosed: pes anserine bursitis, prepatellar bursitis, pigmented villonodular synovitis, and plica syndrome.Patients and Methods: Eligible beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS) seeking care for a knee disorder between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2013 with at least 2-year follow-up. We conclude with policy and research suggestions for healthcare stakeholders.ĭaniel I Rhon,1,2 Xiaoning Yuan,2 Brian T Barlow,3 Lisa N Konitzer,4 Chad E Cook5– 7 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, USA 2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA 3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Naval Medical Center Balboa, San Diego, CA, USA 4Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA 5Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA 6Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA 7Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence: Daniel I Rhon, Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Program, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Drive, JBSA Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA, Tel +1 21, Fax +1 21, Email Within a large government health system, to assess the practice of using non-specific diagnoses for knee disorders and determine how often they appear as the only diagnosis without more specificity. We also briefly present and analyze the quality of the most frequently cited scientific evidence that underpins the recent debates focusing on two major issues: ICD-10-CM implementation costs and revenue gains and the projected clinical data quality improvement. This article presents an analysis of the views of the proponents and opponents of the upcoming change. Currently in the United States, hot debates surround the transition from the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) to the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). Today, ICD is the internationally recognized classification that helps clinicians, policy makers, and patients to navigate, understand, and compare healthcare systems and services. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) has undergone a long evolution from its initial inception in the late 18th century.

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