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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0JAMA Network Open

Body Mass Index Documentation and Coding Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Obesity Treatment

  • Ahmad M. Hider1,2,3
  • Jesse Chandler3
  • Ryan Howard3,4,5
5 affiliations
  1. 1Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora
  2. 2National Clinician Scholars Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  3. 3Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  4. 4Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  5. 5Assistant Editor, JAMA Network Open
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Abstract

This cohort study evaluates documentation and coding patterns of body mass index (BMI) among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgery or initiating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.

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@article{hider2026body,
  title = {{Body Mass Index Documentation and Coding Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Obesity Treatment}},
  author = {Ahmad M. Hider and Jesse Chandler and Ryan Howard},
  journal = {JAMA Network Open},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.40793},
  url = {https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855865},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Body Mass Index Documentation and Coding Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Obesity Treatment
AU  - Ahmad M. Hider
AU  - Jesse Chandler
AU  - Ryan Howard
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/27
JO  - JAMA Network Open
DO  - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.40793
UR  - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2855865
AB  - This cohort study evaluates documentation and coding patterns of body mass index (BMI) among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgery or initiating glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.
SN  - 2574-3805
ER  -