Transcription of ProviderConnect® DSM-5 Screen …
1 ProviderConnect DSM-5 Screen Accommodations Guide Screen Accommodations - Behavioral 2 Beginning January 1, 2014 providers can provide information using the new DSM-5 by entering any behavioral diagnosis under the existing Axis I field if they choose. Axis II can be noted as No Diagnosis( ). Alternatively, providers who wish to continue to utilize the Axis I & II design of DSM-IVTR may continue to do so. NOTE: Diagnosis descriptions will continue to be in DSM-IVTR language and will not reflect updated descriptions. Screen Accommodation Behavioral 3 Screen Accommodations Medical & Social Elements Impacting Diagnosis 4 Providers will be able to continue to enter the general diagnostic category for medical issues the member may have.
2 Axis III should continue to be used for this purpose until the final Screen changes are in place. Axis IV should continue to be used for documenting social elements impacting the diagnosis. Screen Accommodations Medical & Social Elements Impacting Diagnosis 5 Screen Accommodations Overall Functioning 6 Until the final Screen changes are completed later in 2014 we will be allowing users to continue to enter GAF scores. If you choose not to complete a GAF you may put 99 in the axis V field. Screen Accommodations Next Phase 7 ValueOptions intends to move toward the complete redesign of the diagnosis screens in second quarter 2014.
3 At that time screens will be modified to more closely mirror the new DSM-5 . At that time additional information & training will be provided to users of the Connects systems. We are excited to be combining this change with other changes to make the system better meet the needs of all our users & look forward to providing this additional information in the upcoming months.
