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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestApproval delays for high-cost OPAT common, associated with discharge to subacute care
Almost a third of patients who were prescribed outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) with daptomycin, ceftaroline, ertapenem, or a beta-lactam beta-lactamase inhibitor combination had to wait more than a day for prior authorization.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/06/2.htm
6 Nov 2019
Parkinson's disease
Accurate coding of Parkinson's disease requires documentation of the cause and any associated dementia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/coding-corner-parkinsons-disease.htm
15 Aug 2019
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • August 2019 Parkinson’s ...
The costs of care in the U.S. are estimated to be as much as $52 billion yearly. ... If the patient also has dementia, identification of any behavioral disturbance is essential.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/acph-201908-coding-corner-parkinsons-disease_t1.pdf
5 Aug 2019
HCCs explained
Hierarchical condition categories (HCCs) are used by Medicare for risk adjustment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/coding-corner-hccs-explained.htm
15 Jun 2019
Costs of care among Medicare patients were similar at teaching vs. nonteaching hospitals
The cost of a hospitalization was higher at a major teaching hospital than a nonteaching hospital, but physician costs and 30-day postacute care costs were lower, according to an analysis of common medical and surgical conditions among Medicare patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/12/1.htm
12 Jun 2019
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • June 2019 Hierarchical ...
patients. A plan must cover all the costs for its patients’ care during the year with the funds received. ... HCCs group together ICD-10 codes for related diagnoses with similar clinical complexity and expected annual costs of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/acph-201906-coding-corner-hccs-explained_t1.pdf
29 May 2019
The ABCs of DRGs
Learn about the history and significance of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs.htm
15 May 2019
CODING CORNER May 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 Diagnosis-related ...
In 1983, Medicare adopted the DRG methodology (now known as CMS-DRGs) for hospital inpatient care reimbursement, with the intention of curbing skyrocketing health care costs. ... In 2007, CMS adopted Medicare Severity DRGs (MS-DRGs) to better differentiate patients’ severity of illness and associated costs of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/acph-201905-coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs_t1.pdf
27 Apr 2019
Risk adjustment, costs of care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2019
Productivity bonuses not so productive for high-value care
California hospitalists were surveyed about their institutions' culture of high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/qa-productivity-bonuses-not-so-productive-for-high-value-care.htm
15 Mar 2019