Dementia or major neurocognitive disorder (MND) affects more than 6 million people in the United States and accounts for more than 100,000 deaths each year. Projecting people’s lifetime risk of this condition can lead to improved prevention efforts while better intervention plans can reduce the burden of chronic care management, improve quality outcomes, and population health performance.
AAVBC’s Quick Reference Guide integrates the current clinical evidence and CMS-aligned documentation standards into a concise, operational framework for this behavioral condition. This guide provides clinicians and health providers with evidence-based direction to capture dementia severity, ensure compliant coding, and strengthen performance across quality, risk adjustment, and population health measures.
AAVBC’s Deep-Dive series offers a comprehensive, structured analysis of dementia — moving far beyond quick-reference essentials. These guides provide an integrated review of epidemiology, diagnostic strategy, staging, coding logic, MEAT-aligned documentation examples, treatment guidelines, audit vulnerabilities, and cost-utilization considerations. The Deep-Dive combines evidence-informed clinical guidance with practical operational tools to support a deeper understanding of disease complexity and provide multidisciplinary teams with strategies to thrive within value-based frameworks.
Dementia or major neurocognitive disorder (MND) affects more than 6 million people in the United States and accounts for more than 100,000 deaths each year. Projecting people’s lifetime risk of this condition can lead to improved prevention efforts while better intervention plans can reduce the burden of chronic care management, improve quality outcomes, and population health performance.
AAVBC’s Quick Reference Guide integrates the current clinical evidence and CMS-aligned documentation standards into a concise, operational framework for this behavioral condition. This guide provides clinicians and health providers with evidence-based direction to capture dementia severity, ensure compliant coding, and strengthen performance across quality, risk adjustment, and population health measures.
AAVBC’s Deep-Dive series offers a comprehensive, structured analysis of dementia — moving far beyond quick-reference essentials. These guides provide an integrated review of epidemiology, diagnostic strategy, staging, coding logic, MEAT-aligned documentation examples, treatment guidelines, audit vulnerabilities, and cost-utilization considerations. The Deep-Dive combines evidence-informed clinical guidance with practical operational tools to support a deeper understanding of disease complexity and provide multidisciplinary teams with strategies to thrive within value-based frameworks.
