• AMA Pushes for ICD-10 Stoppage or Delay

    The first rule of marketing is to make sure you have a clear message. For the American Medical Association leadership, their position on the impending ICD-10 conversion could not be more straightforward … they want to see it stopped.

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  • AMA Pushes for ICD-10 Stoppage or Delay

    The first rule of marketing is to make sure you have a clear message. For the American Medical Association leadership, their position on the impending ICD-10 conversion could not be more straightforward … they want to see it stopped.

    By Cindy Sanders


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  • AMA Pushes for ICD-10 Stoppage or Delay

    The first rule of marketing is to make sure you have a clear message. For the American Medical Association leadership, their position on the impending ICD-10 conversion could not be more straightforward … they want to see it stopped.

    By Cindy Sanders


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