09/19/2023

CMS Releases New Source for Collecting Z Codes

To help improve the collection of the social determinants of health (SDoH) Z codes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health last week released a new Z code infographic. 

The goal of this was to assist providers with understanding and using SDoH terminology in their documentation that will allow for greater alignment for ICD-10-CM Z code capture.  As discussed, CMS believes that greater Z code capture will enhance quality improvement activities and provide further insights into the existing health inequities that hospitals and their community are facing. 

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