HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2021 Issue 5 (February)
Addressing health disparities through ICD-10-CM reporting for social determinants of health
February 2nd, 2021
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Article Overview
This article explores how CDI and coding professionals can support the capture of social determinants of health in the medical record using ICD-10-CM. It focuses on why this matters for health disparity measurement, documentation practices, institutional data capture, and ongoing policy attention from coding and CDI stakeholders.
Why This Topic Matters
Accurate reporting of social determinants of health can help organizations better understand patient populations, support analytics on disparities and outcomes, and align documentation practices with evolving CDI and coding priorities.
What You Will Learn
- How social determinants of health relate to coding and CDI documentation
- Why consistent capture of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors matters for analytics
- How documentation practices can affect reporting of health disparity-related information
- What kinds of policy and organizational discussions are surrounding this topic
Who Should Read This
- Clinical documentation integrity professionals
- Medical coders
- Coding educators
- Health information management professionals
- Case management and care coordination teams
- Hospital compliance and revenue cycle stakeholders
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