ICD- 10-CM Coding for Social Determinants of Health

PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

Addressing social determinants of health positively affects both the patient and the health care system by:

•  Achieving health equity. 
•  Improving patient outcomes.
•  Reducing unnecessary expenditures such as hospital readmission, length of stay and use of post-acute care.  

The ICD-10-CM codes included in categories Z55-Z65 and Z75 (Z codes) identify nonmedical factors that may influence a patient’s health status such as the patient’s socioeconomic situation, including: 

• Education and literacy. 
• Employment. 
• Housing.
•  Lack of adequate food or water. 
• Occupational exposure to risk factors like dust, radiation or toxic agents. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

•  Discuss how to correctly report the key conditions that affect patients and their social needs. 
• Identify how assessing and addressing social determinants of health is critical to improving the patient’s health. 
• Outline the factors affecting social determinants of health and how to capture information for coding and reporting. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE 

• Coding professionals. 

SPEAKER 
Jean Ann Hartzell-Minzey, RHIA, CHA, CPC, is CEO and chair of the board for Healthcare Education Strategies, which develops systems and innovative programs for health care leaders and trainers. Hartzell-Minzey's approach to ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS reflects her clinical and reimbursement methodologies knowledge. She implemented one of the first diagnostic-related group systems in the country while educating 280 members of the medical staff one-on-one. Hartzell-Minzey's sessions not only provide the building blocks to transition to ICD-10 but also help decrease recovery audit contractor exposure. 

REGISTRATION AND FEES 

• IHA member organization rate – $225 
• Associate member organization rate – $225 
•  IHA nonmember organization rate – $300  

RECORDINGS POLICY 

IHA will provide recordings only to those who have registered for the program.