The term “Big Data” has only recently entered the healthcare and medicine verbiage. It used to be largely reserved for the larger-than-life scientific research that spanned the entirety of the universe. It’s no surprise that the concept of Big Data has translated nicely to the universe inside of us.
ICD-10 was delayed once again as part of a bill that was meant to fix the physician reimbursement issues with Medicare. The ICD-1o delay was merely a footnote in a jam-packed bill that was going to make many doctors very happy; incidentally, pushing out the date for ICD-10 implementation also pleases many physicians. Some have gone so far as to say, on record, that ICD-10 lacks clinical value.
Yesterday the House of Representatives voted on a bill that included a proposal for delaying the implementation of ICD-10 for another year, bringing the compliance date to October 2015. Hospitals nationwide are in the throes of gearing up for the implementation deadline in October of this year, a mere six months away. While some who are not in healthcare may view the delay as a sign of relief, those who have been spending time and money on the implementations are not sighing so much as groaning at the possibility of pushing the deadline out further.
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The need for more and more data has created an epidemic called "Big Data". Big Data refers to our society as a whole trying to obtain as much information as possible on every subject imaginable.