HealthLeaders Media September 28, 2021
Healthcare organizations can assure the availability, integrity, security, and usability of SDOH data through data governance, says AHIMA.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Improving SDOH coding is a key part of improving data collection.
– Start with high-impact SDOH codes.
– Use computer-assisted coding and other clinical documentation tools to capture structured and unstructured data.
Applying data governance strategies can help healthcare facilities capture and use social determinants of health (SDOH) data, and a key part of that process is appropriate coding, according to an American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) white paper.
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