Title: Research the historical timeline of medical coding and billing.
Course: Medical Coding and Billing I (14151-III) > Section: Understanding the History of Medical Coding and Billing

Research should include

- describing the events leading to the development of today’s procedures for medical coding and billing
- explaining the evolution of the international classification of disease (ICD) system
- identifying significant documents and the medical modalities that led to the development of the coding system.

Process/Skill Questions

- What medical era marked the beginning of medical coding and billing practices?
- What diseases, plagues, and treatments helped form the evolution of medical coding?
- What document had the most influence on the development of the medical coding and billing system?