Facility-specific coding guidelines are key to code hospital visits and encounters consistently. Another role that facility-specific guidelines play is to capture all possible reimbursement that is due to an organization. Every Oct. 1, the MS-DRGs and ICD-10-CM/PCS are updated. In addition to the MS-DRGs, the New Technology Add-On Payments (NTAPs) are updated as well. It […]
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 […]