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In response to "It's not just turkeys though. Right above the turkey codes are the chicken codes. There are turtle codes." by Jim

What is the point of these codes? What does it add to health care that makes them useful?

Posted by TWuG Dec 19 '13, 08:49

Or is it just bureaucratic nonsense?

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I could see wanting to be sure that it was a chicken attack rather than turkey to know whether to test for salmonella -- nm - zork Dec 19, 08:55
It allows doctors and coders to be as specific as possible when coding why a patient came to see them. - Jim Dec 19, 08:50 12
- from a single payer perspective, I'd really like to see the statistics on how often these codes get used. - mafic Dec 19, 08:53 11
  - Turkey's are mean sumb!tches - I bet they get used more often than one would think -- nm - decline Dec 19, 08:56 3
    - well yeah. here I'd switch it to cassowaries or emus. they're mean fuckers. -- nm - mafic Dec 19, 09:01 2
      - aren't koalas and roos nasty sometimes? - zork Dec 19, 09:03 1
        
        The entire continent of Australia is full of mean fuckers. - TWuG Dec 19, 09:10
  - Well, they don't go into effect until Oct 2014. But here's the spacecraft stuff - Jim Dec 19, 08:55 6
    - why would you need 26 separate codes for spacecraft-related diagnoses? i'd give good odds that 25 of those have never been used. -- nm - mafic Dec 19, 09:00 5
      - when it does though, they'll be ready! -- nm - Andie Dec 19, 09:05 2
        
        between this and the birthday greeting for guigue earlier, I'm feeling very killfiled today -- nm - zork Dec 19, 09:15 1
        
        enh, i just hadn't refreshed to see yours. -- nm - Andie Dec 19, 09:16
      - but they *could* happen and Jim is into scouting, so Be Prepared. - zork Dec 19, 09:04
      - *shrugs* -- nm - Jim Dec 19, 09:02

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