ValueBased Care Volume to Value Lecture d Coding

Value-Based Care Volume to Value Lecture d – Coding in Value. Based Payment Models This material (Comp 23 Unit 6) was developed by Normandale Community College, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 90 WT 0003. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4. 0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4. 0/.

Volume to Value Learning Objectives • Discuss how proper clinical documentation supports reimbursement for the cost of delivering care 2

Coding in Value-Based Payment Models Overview • Capture accurate and complete data in the EHR • Adapt workflows to support efficient data entry • Consider legal and ethical issues related to coding 3

The Importance of Data • New value-based contracts have elements that require measuring care quality • Quality measures are an essential safeguard against the over or under utilization of health care services • Quality measures consist of numerators and denominators • Certified EHRs provide the platform to enable payments based on quality measurement 4

Coding in a Value-Based System • Payment codes are expanding to support value-based payments • Wellness visits, including CMS IPPE and AWV, are covered • Transitions of care billable by providers 5

Chronic Care Management 6

End of Life Planning • Effective January, 2016, CMS pays for end -of-life provider to patient consultations through Medicare • Kaiser Family Foundation survey reported broad public support (89%) for this new rule Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2015 7

Value-Based Care Payments and Profitability • In transition from FFS to VBC, some providers face a decrease in profitability – Increased time and cost burden of documentation – Increased potential to end up in a high cost quadrant for VBM in the current structure – Uncertainty about the implementation of MIPS – Limited revenue associated with some of the newer codes 8

Improving Efficiency and Profitability • Rethink care team roles and implement team-based care • Assign tasks to less expensive, but capable staff – Medical records, blood pressure checks, health histories and other tasks – Care coordination tasks Source: Basu, S. , et. al. , 2015 9

Value-Based Care and Coding • VBC is built on a concept of detailed analysis of what health care is provided and how it improved outcomes • ICD 10 coding allows for the ability to use codes for diagnosis that communicate specific and complete information and describe the value of health care delivered 10

IDC 10 and Granularity • Chart shows data from a large system with over 15, 000 claims, and over 50% for unspecified codes • IDC-10 provides greater specificity, with codes to enable more granular analysis 11

Roles and Responsibilities • Coding accuracy begins with provider documentation • Best practice is to use the system and over time, discourage hand notes or other systems that require transcription • In many practices this may require a reengineering of the processes • AHIMA recommends a classic PDSA cycle 12

Correct Uses of EHRs • Understanding how to document • Realizing ethical standards • Following computerized prompts for legitimate procedures based on level of care required 13

Possible Misuse - Cloning: Copying and pasting from one patient record to another without actually documenting what occurred during the specific encounter Source: Horwitz, New York Times, November 2012 14

Possible Misuse - Upcoding • Upcoding: Using the EHR to charge for services not performed – System prompts or presents a dropdown list of procedures performed that increase the billing amount 15

Possible Misuse – Billing Practices • Studies raise fears this is widespread – especially in hospitals – rapid increase in billing after implementation of electronic records • Articles documenting possible billing practice misuse raise concerns at the national level – Statement from Secretary Sibelius and the Attorney General Source: Horwitz, New York Times, November 2012 16

Recommendations to Avoid Misuse • Ensure policies and procedures in place • Train all users • Employ audit functions 17

Concerns for Other Provider Actions • Make sure users understand ethical and legal implications of their actions • Make sure users understand that EHRs have strong auditing functions – so an investigation can pinpoint who has done what 18

Volume to Value Lecture d - Summary • Understand how medical coding affects value-based care, including: – Capturing data essentials for quality reporting and incentive programs – Coding and the “new” cost of care – Considering roles and responsibilities for coding in the EHR era 19

Volume to Value Lecture d – References 10 FAQs: Medicare’s Role in End-of-Life Care. (November 5, 2015). Retrieved from http: //kff. org/ Basu, S. , MD, Ph. D; Phillips, R. S. , MD; Bitton, A. , MD, MPH; Song, Z. , MD, Ph. D; and Landon, B. E. , MD, MBA, MSc. (October 20, 2015). Medicare Chronic Care Management Payments and Financial Returns to Primary Care Practices: A Modeling Study. Annuals of Internal Medicine. Retrieved from https: //annals. org/ Care Management Services. [Fact Sheet] (May, 2015). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Retrieved from https: //www. cms. gov/ Coplan-Gould, W. , Carolan, K. RHIT, Friedman, B. RHIT (July 2011). Re-engineering the Coding Workflow: Assessing Today with an Eye toward Tomorrow. Journal of AHIMA 82, no. 7. Retrieved from http: //library. ahima. org/ Horwitz, L. (November 22, 2012). A Shortcut to Wasted Time. New York Times. Retrieved from http: //www. nytimes. com/ Li, B. (January 18, 2014). Cracking the Codes: Do Electronic Medical Records Facilitate Hospital Revenue Enhancement? Retrieved from http: //www. kellogg. northwestern. edu/ 20

Volume to Value Lecture d – References 2 References Pear, R. (October 30, 2015). New Medicare Rule Authorizes ‘End-of-Life’ Consultations. New York Times. Retrieved from http: //www. nytimes. com/ Public Strongly Favors End-of-Life Conversations Between Doctors and Patients, With About Eight in 10 Saying Medicare and Other Insurers Should Cover These Visits. (September 30, 2015). Retrieved from http: //kff. org/ Span, P. (November 20, 2015). A Quiet End to the ‘Death Panels’ Debate. New York Times. Retrieved from http: //www. nytimes. com/ Umbdenstock, R. (September 24, 2012). Letter to Secretary Sebelius and Attorney General Holder. Retrieved from http: //www. aha. org/ Images Slide 6: Care Management Services. [Fact Sheet] (May 2015). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Retrieved from https: //www. cms. gov/ Slide 11: IDC 10 and Granularity, CC BY-NC-SA 4. 0 21

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