"I have learned long ago to let the proprietary software do the work correctly the first time. I would anticipate no changes to my level of care since I practice to the best of my abilities regardless of the bureaucratic clerical designations that have to be applied as a fee for services."

The ICD-10 is the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. Many of the podiatry ICD-9 codes have been revised for the ICD-10 and will have to be correctly applied for smooth billing and collections. However, any electronic medical record system that has a billing component should do that automatically. The only people affected will be podiatrists who do their billing manually through a third party. As far as your 'level of patient care,' know that your level of care should be impervious to changes like this, remaining--of course--ideal and to the best of your ability. Sometimes simplest is best.

"It won't affect the level of my care at all."