Although the 2014 inpatient prospective payment system final rule didn't bring too many changes to the process of discharge planning, you can and should be using the discharge plan to meet some of the updated documentation requirements.
The number of patients using Medicare Advantage (MA) is rapidly growing, making Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) an increasingly important concept for revenue cycle staff to understand in order to guarantee reimbursement.
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