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Bone Up On Z Codes With New Tool From Medicare
Published on Fri Sep 08, 2023
Your staff can learn about using Z diagnosis codes to bolster Social Determinants of Health information with a new educational tool from the CMS Office of Minority Health. A Z code infographic “aims to assist providers with understanding and using Z codes to improve the quality and collection of health equity data,” OMH says. “Using social determinants of health, Z codes can enhance quality improvement activities, track factors that influence people’s health, and provide further insight into existing health inequities,” it adds. The two-page infographic is at www.cms.gov/files/ document/cms-2023-omh-z-code-resource.pdf.
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