Special Topics in Vendor-Specific Systems: Vendor Strategies for

Terminology, Knowledge Management, and Data Exchange

Discussion Questions

1. Read the article found at the website http://www.ama-

assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/399/icd10-icd9-differences-fact-sheet.pdf
- Summarize the main differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes in terms of
procedure codes and diagnosis codes.
- What impact will the conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 have on interoperability?
Your answer should not exceed two pages.

2. Conduct an Internet search of TWO (2) different Personal Health Record

(PHR) options. Write a one-two page paper describing the following:
- The functions of the PHR
- The components of the PHR
- The associated costs of using the PHR
- The security concerns with the PHR
- The system requirements for using the PHR

Health IT Workforce Curriculum Special Topics in Vendor-Specific Systems

Version 3.0 / Spring 2012 Vendor Strategies for Terminology, Knowledge Management,
and Data Exchange

This material (Comp14_Unit6) was developed by Columbia University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000003.