A 2012 government effort to reduce unnecessary antipsychotic drug use in nursing homes included an exemption for residents with schizophrenia. Since then, the diagnoses have grown by 70 percent.

Phony Diagnoses Hide High Rates of Drugging at Nursing Homes At least 21 percent of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, a Times investigation found.

Q: Our facility is having trouble selecting the primary diagnosis code under I0020 and I0200B. How can we establish a process to simplify this task?