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General Surgery Coding Alert

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Capture Relevant SDoH

Published on Wed Oct 18, 2023

Question: Our surgeon is treating a patient with diverticulosis, and the primary care physician wrote down that the patient is noncompliant with their diet regimen. Is this something I should report? How do I know when I should be reporting SDoH codes? Texas Subscriber Answer: Clinicians should be documenting social determinants of health (SDoH), and in general, you should be [...]
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