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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Taking Inspiration from Olympic Athletes
Weather-wise, it will be good to say good-bye to February. However the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics has certainly, for me, been a wonderful distraction. Starting with the opening ceremonies, a three-hour event which highlighted Russian culture as seen through the eyes of a young girl, followed by the 3,000 or so athletes who marched into the arena behind their team mate bearing their country’s flag. Whether you were impressed with the dancing bobsledders from Jamaica, the smiling faces of the Canadians, or shorts-wearing athletes from Bermuda (wouldn’t be my choice of outerwear but I do get the connection), you definitely felt the excitement streaming through the TV. Continue reading
New Resources for ICD-10!
The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th edition code sets used to report medical diagnoses and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10 code sets on October 1, 2014. The transition to ICD-10 is required for everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA).
To help you with the transition, the MSK Library has added two new ICD-10 resources to our collection:
Both titles can be accessed through STAT!Ref which can be found in the Database A-Z listings. Learn more about the ICD-10 transition here.