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ICD-9-CM Is A(n) __________ Classification System Because of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS

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ICD-9-CM is a(n) __________ classification system because of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS implementation.


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Assumed Risk

A principle that a person may voluntarily undertake or accept a risk inherent to an activity, thus absolving others from liability for any injury resulting from that risk.

Last Clear Chance

is a doctrine in tort law that allows a plaintiff to recover damages despite proof of contributory negligence if the defendant had the last opportunity to avoid the accident.

Intervening Cause

A legal term for an event that occurs after a party's initial act of negligence and contributes to a harmful event without breaking the causal link between the negligent act and the harm.

Reasonable Person Standard

A legal standard used to determine how an average person with ordinary prudence would act in certain circumstances.

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