Tag: HCC Coding

Adapting Risk Adjustment Coding

How Adapting Risk Adjustment Coding Can Change Healthcare Landscape?

Risk adjustment coding plays a vital role in the healthcare sector by capturing and documenting the severity of patient conditions. Its primary purpose is to guarantee precise reimbursement and risk adjustment scores. Given the ever-changing healthcare landscape, it is imperative for healthcare providers and coding professionals to remain adaptable and well-informed about the evolving requirements. […]
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HCC Coding for Post-Sepsis Syndrome

HCC Coding for Post-Sepsis Syndrome

Capture risk adjustment payment for physicians who treat patients with late effects of sepsis. In the United States, more than 1.4 million people survive sepsis every year. Up to 60 percent of sepsis survivors experience worsened cognitive and/or physical function. Of all sepsis survivors, one third are rehospitalized within three months of the initial diagnosis […]
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Hierarchical Condition Categories: It’s Not Just for Inpatients

The number of conditions a patient has is now going to factor into the risk adjustment score (RAS). In March, I make my annual pilgrimage to Columbus, Ohio to speak at the Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA) conference, and this year, my remarks are titled, “The Hierarchical Condition Categories Model: Risk Adjustment isn’t just […]
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HCC Coding: Preparing for ICD-11

HCCs thrive on specificity and ICD-11 will provide a higher level of specificity than in ICD-10. For those of you who are HCC coding for hierarchical condition category (HCC) purposes, you know that HCCs are categories of related ICD-10 codes. Only selected significant conditions to drive a payment HCC coding. That means only conditions that […]
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The Facts Surrounding The Coding Chronic Kidney Disease - Allzone

The Facts Surrounding The Coding Chronic Kidney Disease

Complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) include early death and heart disease. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 15 percent of United States adults, or 37 million people, according to a recent statement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The following are some basic facts about CKD; specifically, it is:   More common […]
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Medical Coding Services, ICD-10 Coding Services, CPT Coding Services

CPT 2020 and CPT 2021: Catch a Glimpse

A summary of the CPT® Editorial Panel’s actions during its February 2019 meeting offers us a glimpse of changes to come for the CPT 2020 and 2021. Perhaps the biggest news are approved revisions to office and outpatient E/M codes 99201-99215, scheduled for 2021 implementation, covered here. Other Approved Changes For 2021 Include: Significant revision to […]
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