Why is it not replaced for icd-10-cm and cpt 4.0 in the us

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Assignment:

SNOMED-CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine - Clinical Terms) is internationally recommended for use in Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Health Informatics Exchange (HIE) for documenting clinical care and electronic exchange of health information instead of ICD-10-CM and CPT 4.0. In your discussion, answer the following questions:

1. Why is it recommended for use in EHR instead of ICD-10-CM and CPT 4.0?

2. Why is it recommended for the electronic exchange of health information?

3. Why is it not replaced for ICD-10-CM and CPT 4.0 in the US?

4. How it could be used for reimbursement in the US?

5. What recommendations would you make for replacing ICD-10-CM and CPT 4.0 with SNOMED-CT in the US? Provide in-text citations and references.

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