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Go Beyond E66 Codes for Complete Obesity Reporting

BMI key to coding the condition. Obesity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tells us, affects about 12.7 million - about 17 percent - of children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 (Source: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html). That's such a significant part of your practice's population that it's always a good idea to stay on top of the [...]
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