Domain Revenue Management

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  1. Analyze the information given in the table below.
    MS-DRG MDC Type MS-DRG Title Weight Discharges Geometric Mean Arithmetic Mean
    191 04 MED Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease w CC 0.9184 100 3.3 4.0
    192 04 MED Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease w/o CC/MCC 0.7234 180 2.7 3.2
    193 04 MED Simple pneumonia & pleurisy w MCC 1.3860 110 4.6 5.7
    194 04 MED Simple pneumonia & pleurisy w CC 0.9469 200 3.6 4.3
    195 04 MED Simple pneumonia & pleurisy w/o CC/MCC 0.7028 80 2.8 3.3
  2. Based on the data given, determine the case-mix index. What is the meaning of the case-mix index? Why is the case-mix index important for a hospital?
  3. What is the significance of the DNFB report? What does this report include, and what is it used for? Explain how this report may be beneficial to the coding department.

Choose one of the topics below to talk about:

  1. Fee schedules- how often are they updated
  2. Fee-for-service payment method
  3. Medicare Inpatient Prospective System Exclusions
  4. OPPS Bundling
  5. Queries- Leading/Non-leading, when are they used
  6. Upcoding/undercoding/bundling
  7. Outpatient Code Editors
  8. Present on Admission
  9. When the code books are updated (CPT, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS)
  10. Hospital acquired conditions definition
  11. Definitions of adjudication, reimbursement
  12. Definitions of medical necessity, eligibility, deductible, coninsurance, copyament
  13. Understand the revenue cycle (what is it, what is included)
  14. Know the difference between first party, second party, and third party payers
  15. Know about the marketplace offered through ACA
  16. Know the difference between a prospective, retrospective review
  17. Know what case management is and what they do
  18. Know the definition of case mix index and how to calculate
  19. Know what an RBRVS is
  20. Discuss what the DNFB report is, what is on it, and why it matters
  21. Know the basics of APCs and DRGs
  22. Know the basics of the IPPS and OPPS (when did they get enacted)
  23. Some basic coding and code formats

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1. Based on the data given, determine the case-mix index. What is the meaning of the
case-mix index? Why is the case-mix index important for a hospital?

The CMI in this case is 965/4 = 193

This is calculated as sum of the DRG weights divided by number of discharges.

The Case mix index refers to a relative value that is assigned to diagnosis group of patients.
Patients with related diagnosis in medical care environment are categorized and given a case mix
value. ...


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