Accurate documentation and coding of amputation level, laterality, and complications directly impacts RAF scores for Medicare Advantage plans
While prior research has shown GLP-1s influence bone metabolism, 2,3 the degree to which they alter the osteoporosis risk associated with weight loss remains less clear
Pharmacotherapy (Second-Line) Indicated when BMI 30 (or 27 with comorbidity) and lifestyle modification alone is insufficient
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Complication: Z47.81 only for routine aftercare with no active complication
Taken together , our model predicts that the best candidates for adding GLP-1 M as a second line T2D medication are: older age, non-Asian subjects, with short T2D duration that have elevated HbA1C, high BMI, hypertension, and no heart failure or retinopathy