The coded functional status assessment section provides a machine readable and narrative description of the patient’s status of normal functioning at the time the document was created.
Functional status includes information concerning:
Ambulatory ability
Mental status or competency
Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) including bathing, dressing, feeding, grooming
Home/living situation having an effect on the health status of the patient
Ability to care for self
Social activity, including issues with social cognition, participation with friends and acquaintances other than family members
Occupation activity, including activities partly or directly related to working, housework or volunteering, family and home responsibilities or activities related to home and family
Communication ability, including issues with speech, writing or cognition required for communication
Perception, including sight, hearing, taste, skin sensation, kinesthetic sense, proprioception, or balance