To halt the implementation of the new ICD-10 medical coding system.

The new medical coding implementation for ICD-10 scheduled to be implemented in Oct. 2014 will create a backlog of doctors being able to code each and every patient they see each day and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to implement for many practices. Time spent documenting patient electronic health records will increase from an average of 15 minutes to over 30, and can cause the loss of payments to doctors. We urge that ICD-10 not be implemented, or reformed prior to implementation so that the cost both financially and in time spent will not be a burden on doctors.