... the various EMR/PM systems I use for them are converting the ICD-9 codes over to ICD-10 codes ...
But a good half of our clients are not using EMRs and have no intention of doing so. The have no access to the automatic ICD-09 to ICD-10 translators that the EMRs contain. And they have no type-written notes for a software algorithm to "read" and then search through the ICD-10 lists. How are they going to be specific with the codes in 12 months and still see patients? There may not be time enough for them to do both. I expect a good many doctors in this situation to join a doctors' group so they can just practice medicine and let someone else worry about the coding and billing.