12 results.
New PPS Proposed for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2001
It's time to take a look at HCFA's published proposed rules for a new prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs).1,2 This new payment system applies to both rehabilitation hospitals and hospital-based rehab units for cost report periods beginning o....
Validating MDS and OASIS Data with DAVE
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2004
In January 2004 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a new initiative to improve the accuracy and reliability of Minimum Data Set (MDS) data in long-term care. The Data Assessment and Verification program (DAVE) is a collaborative effort between multiple CMS program ar....
Post-acute PPS: Changing the Way We Code
Author: Dougherty, Michelle
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1999
HIM professionals in post-acute care are reinventing their roles to accommodate the new coding demands of a prospective payment system. Here are some of the developments that are creating new interest in coding issues for post-acute settings.
Three major forces -- the prospective payment....
Getting Better Data from the MDS: Improving Diagnostic Data Reporting in Long-term Care Facilities
Author: Dougherty, Michelle; Mitchell, Sue
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2004
Reporting diagnoses consistently can be a challenge in nursing homes. Analysis of the MDS by AHIMA suggests future improvements, but there are also ways to improve reporting today.
Consider the following scenario: a patient in a long-term care facility has many diagnoses, including one fo....
Outcome Assessment Information Set (OASIS) for Home Care
Author: Fletcher, Donna M.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 1997
On March 10, 1997, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) published a proposal that would require the use of the Outcome Assessment Information Set (OASIS) in its revision to the Medicare home health Conditions of Participation. The proposal is designed so that home care quality moni....
Documenting for Dollars: How to Code Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessments to Ensure Accurate Medicare Reimbursement
Author: Galias, Delores
Source: AHIMA Convention
Publication Date: September 23, 2002
Survey of State Health Information Exchanges Regarding Inclusion of Continuity of Care Documents for Long-Term Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Patient Assessment
Author: Hassol, Andrea; Goodman, Laura; Younkin, Jim; Honicker, Mary; Chaundy, Kimberly; Walker, James M
Source: Perspectives in Health Information Management
Publication Date: October 2014
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to measure awareness and interest among state health information exchanges (HIEs) in a tool that translates long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) patient assessment information to a Continuity of Care Document (CCD) format for sharing; whether any....
Checking the Numbers: Public Reporting of Quality Measures Puts Nursing Homes, HIM Professionals in Spotlight
Author: Slomski, Anita J.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: November 2003
Nursing homes have long been aware of how they stack up to other facilities in terms of clinical quality. Now, with Nursing Home Compare, the public is aware, too. Heres how HIM professionals play a part in getting these data right.
Two years ago, if I had told our CQI team I wante....
Minimum Data Set (MDS) Draft Version 3.0
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: April 02, 2003
MDS 2.0 Manuals and Forms
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: June 02, 2004
Minimum Data Set (MDS) Draft Version 3.0
Author: U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: April 02, 2003
Maximizing Data Quality of the Minimum Data Set
Author: Zender, Anne
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: June 1998
HIM professionals who work in long term care settings are well acquainted with the Minimum Data Set 2.0 (MDS). Since 1990, it has been part of the standardized assessments that nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must complete. Starting this summer, updated submis....