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WoundSource
· WoundSource

PAWSIC Announces Skin Failure Codes Position Paper

WoundSource reports on the release of Version 1.1 of the PAWSIC Skin Failure Codes Position Paper, which makes the case for dedicated ICD-10-CM diagnostic codes for skin failure, with comments from PAWSIC President Jeanine Maguire.

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McKnight's Long-Term Care News
· By Lola Offenback

Closing the gap: How skin failure diagnostic codes would protect providers and patients

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News reports on the PAWSIC Skin Failure Codes Position Paper, with comments from PAWSIC President Jeanine Maguire and lead author Ronald Rosen on why skin failure needs its own ICD-10-CM diagnosis.

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Read PAWSIC’s announcement in our Newsroom: There Is No ICD-10-CM Code for Skin Failure, and PAWSIC’s Position Paper Makes the Case for One.

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