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Spot the signs of ASD early to minimize challenges and maximize potential. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition that typically appears in early childhood and can affect how a person communicates, acts and interacts with others, and learns. Early diagnosis and prompt intervention are extremely important to ensure quality treatment for ASD, […]
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June is National Men’s Health Month, and the week leading up to Father’s Day, June 15-21, is National Men’s Health Week. These annual national observances help raise awareness about common health problems in the male population and serve as a reminder for men to take steps to be healthier. This month is all about encouraging […]
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May is National Osteoporosis Month — a time when communities across the United States rally to raise awareness of osteoporosis and the importance of prevention and early detection in combating this common disease. Collaboration to spread the word is imperative as osteoporosis is a major cause of fractures, pain, spinal problems, and life-altering loss of mobility […]
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Know the stages of HIV, prevention, detection, and its associated conditions for proper coding and better patient care. With Dec. 1 being World AIDS Day, the topic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is on the minds of people all over the globe. Although AIDS-related deaths have been reduced by more […]
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An estimated 224,390 people in the United States will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2019. That’s 615 people each day, 26 people each hour, and one person every 2½ minutes. Lung Cancer Awareness Month — observed every November — is intended to educate the public about the potential causes and risk factors of the […]
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month and Nov. 14 is World Diabetes Day — a time when communities across the globe rally to bring attention to diabetes. Collaboration to raise awareness is imperative as diabetes affects approximately 425 million adults worldwide and is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. Use […]
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Understanding this devastating disease is key to accurate ICD-10-CM code selection. Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women in the United States, but is the deadliest of the gynecologic cancers, with a five-year survival rate of 46.5 percent. Because of the location of the ovaries in the body, most ovarian cancers go undiagnosed […]
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Clear and concise documentation aids diagnosis coding. I first heard the term Crohn’s disease when I was 12 years old. The surgeon who had just finished operating on my older sister was talking to my grandparents. She didn’t have acute appendicitis, after all, he said. A section of her small intestine had calcified from chronic […]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a blanket term for progressive diseases of the lower respiratory tract — most commonly, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Approximately 15.7 million men and women in the United States were reportedly diagnosed with COPD in 2015; millions more are believed to go undiagnosed every year, according to the Centers for […]
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