HEDIS: Another Reason for Quality Documentation and Coding
This article discusses why coding to support data collection for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality measures is important to pediatric physicians and other qualified health care professionals (QHPs) and how this relates to documentation and coding. Topics include What is HEDIS? The importance of HEDIS to pediatric practices Documenting and coding for pediatric measures HEDIS measurement periods and record requests
Authors
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Details
- Journal
- AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book261_document004
- Primary Topic
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00