Human Trafficking
By Bob Kehoe
Kimberly Williams is no stranger to human trafficking. She learned the hard realities of its victims nearly a decade ago while living in Charlotte, N.C., after attending a conference on the subject through her church.
Monday, November 12, 2018
2 - 3 p.m. Eastern; 1 - 2 p.m. Central; 11a.m. - 12 p.m. Pacific
Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, M.D., director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Human Trafficking Initiative, shares how clinicians are key to stopping the cycle of human trafficking, and how new ICD-10 codes that went into effect Oct. 1 can help.
Labor trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which individuals perform labor or services through the use of force, fraud or coercion.
Starting today, health care providers can use any of 29 ICD-10 diagnostic codes to identify and document victims of human trafficking.
Today, new ICD-10-CM codes take effect so clinicians can better classify a diagnosis for patients who are victims of human trafficking.
Next week, 29 unique ICD-10-CM codes will be available for data collection on adult or child forced labor or sexual exploitation, either confirmed or suspected. Learn more about the codes and how your team can begin using them.
On Oct. 1, new ICD-10 codes will be available to allow providers to identify and assist victims of human trafficking and coding professionals to translate that information into data that will provide greater insights into the problem. Nelly Leon-Chisen, AHA director of coding and classification,…
As part of the AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative, the American Organization of Nurse Executives will host a webinar Sept. 12 at 12 p.m. ET exploring the issue of human trafficking from the perspective of a mother of a survivor.
Colleen Scanlon, senior vice president and chief advocacy officer for Catholic Health Initiatives, discusses the organization’s widespread efforts to prevent violence in the communities they serve. She said the campaign, which began 10 years ago, demonstrates that real progress in total community…