# What Is ICD-10 and Why Is it a Medical Coder’s Best Friend?

Feb 12

Written By [Shirsten Shirts](/content/video-library?author=5aeb59a7cd99af8b4de7e83d/index.html)

You may not be familiar with ICD-10 now, but once you start training to be a medical coder, you will know it inside and out. And that’s a good thing.

ICD-10 is a way to organize and assign medical codes. It lends itself to better research and a more streamlined healthcare system.

Learn from Faye Kelly, Author of the CareerWize program and Head of Student Support, as she discusses why she loves ICD-10 and why you will, too.

**Watch the video to learn more!**