Provident has been engaged in ongoing DRG audits since ICD-10 was implemented in October 2015. We have identified potential DRG audit target areas related to our audit work, changes to the ICD-10 codeset, and Coding Clinic updates. We will be posting cases regularly in our newsletter. Please see this edition’s...
Insights
Do Frequent Interruptions Impact Physicians? Patients?
Most organizations are acutely aware that clinicians spend increasingly more time at the computer with the evolution of electronic health records and other data capture databases. But, has your organization asked any of the following questions? How much time do your clinicians spend on average using EMR or other databases?...
2018 ICD-10 DRG Audit Target Area – Cerebral Edema
Provident has been engaged in ongoing DRG audits since ICD-10 was implemented in October 2015. We have identified potential DRG audit target areas related to our audit work, changes to the ICD-10 codeset, and Coding Clinic updates. We will be posting cases regularly in our newsletter. Please see this edition’s...
Telehealth Services – Proactively Assess Your Risk
In a recent review of telehealth services, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) found approximately one-third (31/100) of the claims reviewed did not meet Medicare telehealth requirements. Of the 31 cases, the majority were noncompliant because the patients received care in a location not considered “rural.” Institutions/facilities that provide telehealth...
ICD-10 DRG Audit Target Areas – PCS Spotlight – Root Operation: Transfer
Provident has been engaged in ongoing DRG audits since ICD-10 was implemented in October 2015. We have identified potential DRG audit target areas related to our audit work, changes to the ICD-10 codeset, and Coding Clinic updates. We will be posting cases regularly in our newsletter. Please see this edition’s...
ICD-10 Audit Target Area – Spotlight on ICD-10-PCS Toe Amputations
Provident has been engaged in ongoing DRG audits since ICD-10 was implemented in October 2015. We have identified potential DRG audit target areas related to our audit work, changes to the ICD-10 codeset, and Coding Clinic updates. We will be posting cases regularly in our newsletter. Please see this edition’s...
Being Proactive in 2018
At the end of 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its annual recovery statistics – more than $3.7 billion in total recoveries. Of the $3.7 billion recovered, $2.4 billion were associated with settlements and judgements from the healthcare industry. With another record year on the books, healthcare organizations...
Recouping Inpatient Revenue
As hospitals see more and more service lines shift to the outpatient space, it is crucial to understand your data and associated revenue opportunities. For example, with the Final Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Rule removing total knee arthroplasties from the inpatient only list, this could result in a shift...
How Revenue Integrity Audits Improve CDI Programs
Strong provider documentation is only as good as the codes that are assigned and submitted for payment. Well run CDI programs are successful at ensuring that provider documentation accurately represents the conditions treated and procedures rendered during a patient’s stay; but, they are not as successful at ensuring that coders...
Ready for ICD-11?
According to WHO, ICD-11 will be finalized in 2018. See additional information here: http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/factsheet/en/ and an ICD-11 Beta example here: ICD 11