Closing the Gap Between Case Managers and Coders
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There’s a communications gap between case managers and coders that generally reveals itself too late in the patient-transition process: CONTINUUM OF CARE 4 Senior Living community which provides multi-level of senior living options including rehabilitation services, and home healthcare. HOME HEALTHCARE 6 Allowing patients to remain at home eliminating travel for treatment; alternative to hospital stay or a skilled nursing facility. HOSPICE 8 In-home or facility end of life care for the terminally ill with pain management, comfort and emotional support being the primary mission for the family and regain independence. REHABILITATION HOSPITAL 9 Inpatient rehabilitation hospitals devoted to the rehabilitation of patients with various neurological and orthopedic, and other medical condition to regain strength and stabilization. SKILLED NURSING & REHAB 10 Licensed and equipped to provide healthcare to meet the needs of more extensive medical issues and to regain mobility, strength, and assist in living after surgery. 3
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Closing the Gap Between Case Managers & Coders As if case managers don’t have enough to do. There’s a communications gap between case managers and coders that generally reveals itself too late in the patient-transition process: after the patient’s been discharged and when an auditor is eyeing discrepancies to flag. Fixing that is like shutting the barn door after the horse is gone. Case managers, though, are well-positioned to eliminate that communications gap. After all, case managers have the information about the patient’s discharge status and all other facets of that discharge that can affect reimbursement: where the patient ultimately went, to what level of care and when the services started. Coders forced to rely on what the physician initially ordered for post-acute care may not have specifics about the actual PLEASE SAY; I FOUND YOU IN CASEMANAGEMENT SOCIALWORK
discharge. Case managers who facilitate the transition of care, however, do have that information and must ensure that coders get it too. Otherwise the wrong discharge codes entered in a patient’s claim for payment can result in financial or legal penalties. Or both.
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It’s Not a Turf War. It’s a Fight for What’s Right.
Yes, assigning a discharge code is the responsibility of coding professionals. Yet it’s case managers who know the details and appreciate the importance of clear documentation on the revenue cycle and other issues of post-acute care. But it’s not enough to know the facts: Case managers need to communicate to coders what they know and when, and that’s at the time of discharge. For example, it makes a difference in coding when a patient is transferred to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for extended care for rehabilitation, or to custodial care or hospice. It also makes a difference if the medical record shows a referral was made to a SNF (Code 03) and the patient subsequently was discharged to a family member with no referral (Code 01). Discharge status codes are used for assignment of MS-DRGs, monitoring the post-acute transfer policy, tracking referral types, readmission analysis and tracking network usage and leakage, among other things. To assign the correct MS-DRG for a Medicare patient, the age, sex, discharge status, principal diagnosis, secondary diagnosis and procedures performed are reported. Notice that discharge status has equal weight with diagnosis and procedures; not everyone appreciates that. One way to improve the accuracy of coding is to increase awareness about its importance and to discuss it with coders and case managers. Ideally, that discussion is coupled with an electronic records system that captures in a structured workflow the most up-todate information, from start of care to level of care, that has an immediate and significant impact on getting claims processed without incident. Jackie Birmingham, RN, MS
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