The American Medical Association and UnitedHealthcare announced a collaboration to better address social determinants of health.
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AMA, UnitedHealthcare to develop new ICD-10 codes that address social determinants of health
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The American Medical Association (AMA) and UnitedHealthcare announced a collaboration to better address social determinants of health (SDoH) by standardizing how this data is collected and processed through the creation of new ICD-10 codes related to SDoH.
How a Maryland hospital reduced sepsis mortality by 65%
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The adoption of an EMR-based screening tool and a sepsis treatment bundle drove down mortality rates markedly over four years.
 

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Meet time, education requirements to guarantee ACP coding success
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Providers will find significant leeway in how they can approach and report advance care planning (ACP) services for physicians given CMS’ open-ended coding requirements, which should push the already strong growth of the codes to new heights.
 

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Q&A: SOB and incarcerated ventral hernias
Source: ACDIS

Q: A patient recently came in with shortness of breath (SOB) and was found to have an incarcerated ventral hernia. SOB was documented throughout the record. Can SOB be coded separately or is it integral to the hernia?

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