To close an open encounter, the following ingredients are required: one completed progress note, one chief complaint, a diagnosis, and a physician level of service. Combine all four in EPIC and you're ready to post charges.
New year, new payment system updates. It’s time to ensure you and your team are prepared for 2018, and a good place to start is by fully grasping the impact of the 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule.
Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy (CAR-T) is the latest breakthrough in oncology care. Simply put, it involves taking a patient’s cells, sending them to the drug manufacturer where they are re-engineered, and then infusing them back into the patient to attack the patient’s cancer. CAR-T will impact many core aspects of revenue integrity, including reimbursement.
Use this sample resource as a guide to outline the steps that must be taken to comply with obtaining the correct patient status order for patients who are scheduled for an inpatient-only procedure.