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There is a lot of buzz in the healthcare industry recently about social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on society at large. With the expansion and updates to ICD-10-CM and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the new approach is to medicalize social problems. National claims data shows us that […]
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Social determinants of health (SDOH) will play a key role in quality reporting in the coming years. But until just recently physicians did not know the importance of capturing this data in their documentation, and vital diagnosis codes were not being reported. The American Medical Association (AMA) has created a free online education module to […]
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Healthcare practitioners may soon have 23 new ICD-10-CM codes to use for reporting social and environmental factors that affect their patients’ health. The American Medical Association (AMA) and UnitedHealthcare say they are collaborating to standardize data collection on the social determinants of health (SDOH). According to AMA senior news writer Andis Robeznieks, “The two organizations […]
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