Hands-on learning: Attendees complete a set of exercises/case studies after appropriate modules to ensure that they understand the concepts and know how to apply them to real-world situations.
This course benefits professional coders, CDI specialists, directors and managers of HIM and CDI, providers, physician practice managers, revenue cycle staff, and professionals in the payer setting who administer risk-adjusted plans. A review of risk score calculation and those diagnoses/conditions that offer impact will assist your efforts and success is risk adjustment reporting.
This course reviews various risk adjustment methodologies with a deep focus upon CMS Hierarchical Condition Categories. The process of risk adjustment is used to predict both costs and allow for comparisons related to quality-of-care measures. The variables pulled from documentation can assist in identification of those patients with a higher medical need than others. Most risk adjustment models utilize diagnosis codes to determine potential risks. The process of risk adjustment accounts for known health conditions, allowing for comparison of wellness amongst patients. This course applies the core concepts of Clinical Documentation Integrity related to record review and provider education, allowing both coding professionals and CDI specialists to accurately capture a patient’s complexity and accurate risk scoring.
The Risk Adjustment Documentation and Coding Boot Camp Online not only addresses compliant coding practices, but also the reporting requirements related to valid risk adjustment scoring. If you’re looking for ways to expand your CDI department into outpatient settings and services-all of which can impact risk scores-you’ll find it in the Risk Adjustment Documentation and Coding Boot Camp Online. Risk adjustment requires coding and CDI professionals to work together as one team to ensure the capture of the most appropriate risk score for each patient.
Risk score training beneficial for both Coding and CDI professionals Risk Adjustment Documentation and Coding Boot Camp Online Course Overview You receive 24/7 access to the course-with the ability to submit questions to our instructors-for 60 days after purchase. This online boot camp is a great choice for those looking for self-paced training.