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Did your mother take Diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant with you?

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Actually, I don't have the authority to share it with Mayo Clinic. I'm sure they will eventually hear about it. From what I read, it is not a principal diagnosis code, but rather a circumstance that influences a patient's health status. It is very interesting.

Have your physicians noted this in your patient records?

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kmfdallas | @kmfdallas | Feb 12 9:32am

@hopeful33250 My Dr was excited to be my first doctor to code it on Jan 21st. Coding is so important because it is the gateway to collect exposure data along with other health conditions related to DES Exposure.

I have pushed for years for the electronic medical record to include 2 questions "Are you DES Exposed" and "Do you have a family history of DES Exposure?"

This code with help with quality metrics going forward.

Karen

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