DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2018 Issue 6 (June)

Follow AHA Coding Clinic’s advice for marijuana, prescription opioid use

As more states legalize the use of marijuana, you may see documentation of recreational marijuana use by patients. But don’t code it unless the clinician documents a problem associated with the drug’s use, according to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA’s) Coding Clinic second quarter guidance.

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