Tincture April 19, 2019
A handy guide to commenting on proposed ICD-10 changes
The biggest headline last week for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Innovators was the announcement that UnitedHealthcare (UHC) and the American Medical Association (AMA) proposed a new set of ‘Z-codes’ for the ICD-10 coding system used in clinical diagnosis and billing at virtually every health insurer and doctor’s office across the country.
Some background reading on Z-codes and ICD-10
If approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), these new codes represent a much more granular approach to documenting SDOH. If enacted and adapted properly, this would enable more precise and relevant social interventions for patients and families, more efficient use of existing resources and programs, and a better...
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