Title: Clinical Foundations with Diabetes Mellitus 2026

Presenter: Tamela Rodgers-Phillips, RHIT, CPC

Time: 1.00 hour

Description:
As the health information management profession continues to evolve, several factors may impact the revenue cycle process. Understanding the ideologies and concepts of the disease/condition process and origin of diabetes mellitus may enable more robust efforts to decrease queries and claim denials, as well as more precise day-to-day operations.

Objectives:

•  Define diabetes mellitus (DM).

•  Discuss different types of diabetes.

•  Recognize proper coding for diabetes.

•  Understand DM role implications.

•  Explore efforts for improving diabetes.

Key Topics:

•  Diabetes Mellitus, NIH Origin

•  Diabetes Mellitus, Types

•  ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2026

Code Assignment and Clinical Criteria

•  Presymptomatic Diabetes

•  Type of Diabetes Mellitus Not Documented?

•  Query Overview

•  Type 2 Diabetes

•  Gestational Diabetes

•  Neonatal Diabetes

•  Secondary Diabetes

•  Diabetes Mellitus and Its Role Implications in Alzheimer's Disease

Additional Research Studies

•  Efforts for Improving Diabetes

•  References

 Presenter:

Tamela Rodgers-Phillips is an administrative healthcare professional with over 20 years' experience in the revenue cycle to include medical billing, medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, process improvement, and medical coding instruction. She is a graduate of DeVry University and holds two certifications: Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) and Certified Professional Coder (CPC).