What Does an HCC Coder Do?
Chandra: So actually, all of these risk adjustment questions came in from the same person. And there’s a lot of good information to share here and it’s kind of hard to summarize it quickly, but I’ll try. So what does …
Chandra: So actually, all of these risk adjustment questions came in from the same person. And there’s a lot of good information to share here and it’s kind of hard to summarize it quickly, but I’ll try. So what does …
Chandra: Can I Be Eligible for HCC Work as a CPC-A? Absolutely. And we’re actually seeing a lot, a lot of risk adjustment groups, risk adjustment prospective employers that are hiring CPC-A’s, and they do it for a couple of reasons: …
In today’s discussion, we’re going to talk about what Risk Adjustment (RA) is, what’s the purpose of it, where it originated from, which plans are Risk Adjustment plans, and the history and development of Risk Adjustment. We will also talk about …
Through the years CCO has worked with nurses to assist them in getting certifications in medical coding. The reason coding is such an excellent stepping stone in a clinicians career is due to the fact that medical coding is so …
FIFTY SHADES OF HCC’S – LOOKING INSIDE THE RISK ADJUSTMENT “RED ROOM AND HOW THE DAWN OF ICD 10 WILL CHANGE THE GAME” — by Holly Cassano, CPC, CRC, ICD-10-CM Certified CEO FORENSIC HEALTHCARE Partners Here we all sit, poised for what …
What Is Risk Adjustment? Risk adjustment methodology accounts for known and discovered heath data elements and compares levels of wellness among patients. The accurate selection of diagnosis codes plays a vital role in all risk adjust models. With the increase …
Risk adjustment coding or HCC coding (Hierarchical Condition Categories) were designed to assign scores to Medicare Advantage members’ based on their chronic conditions. The HCC coder’s job involves identifying and capturing the chronic conditions which carry an HCC and are …