Accurate capture of patient risk is crucial for successful performance in value-based care arrangements, which are aimed at promoting better care and health for individuals at a lower cost. Accurate coding and documentation of chronic and complex diagnoses each...
Accurate HCC coding is essential for anticipating future healthcare financial resources, so that physicians can claim appropriate reimbursement. The HCC model is a value-based payment model implemented in 2004 to assign Risk Adjustment Factor (RAF) to each Medicare...
Hierarchical Condition Category or HCC coding helps paint a picture of the whole patient and communicate patient complexity. Correct HCC coding enables better health management and helps proper assessment of quality and cost performance for accurate reimbursements...
The main aim of Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) coding is to help “communicate patient complexity and paint a picture of the whole patient”, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Correct HCC coding enables better health management and helps...
The shift from fee-for-service to fee-for-value has changed the way physicians provide care, bill for services, and get reimbursed. As three out of four Americans are living with multiple chronic conditions, proper chronic care management is critical to improve...
