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Gene Green: As we know, ICD-9 was adopted in the United States nearly 40 years ago.

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
As we know, ICD-9 was adopted in the United States nearly 40 years ago.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Green highlights the long-standing use of the outdated ICD-9 coding system.

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