by Advize Admin | Mar 25, 2022 | Compliance
Providers are most often paid in Fee-For-Service (FFS) models for visits AFTER they occur. The patient sees a provider, a service or procedure is performed, and a bill (claim) goes to the health insurance plan (payor/issuer) for reimbursement for those services that...
by Advize Admin | Mar 11, 2022 | Compliance
Risk adjustment is a newer payment methodology that is designed to allow for a proactive approach to managing healthcare. It does not seek to audit against current claims or encounters. It is a yearly collection of diagnosis codes to accurately build a total RAF (Risk...
by Brian Boyce | Mar 4, 2022 | Compliance
Background Anyone who has taken the CRC™ (Certified Risk Adjustment Coder) curriculum can tell you that risk adjustment was first utilized in the mid-90’s for Medicaid purposes. The goal of risk adjustment has always been to collect data on patients so that money...
by Advize Admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Healthcare
Healthcare is constantly in a state of transition, and it doesn’t take the summers off. July has seen several CMS announcements, innovations, and healthcare fraud busts. Hot off the digital presses, Advize has rounded up this month’s biggest stories so far. 2018-07-19...
by Advize Admin | Jan 9, 2017 | Coding, Medical Record Auditing
If you’re reading this article, chances are you already know what HCC Coding is – but we’ll give you a refresher anyway. Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) and Risk Adjustment Coding is a CMS-mandated payment model. This particular model works to identify those...
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