Payment methods now have changed coding for the better. Everything that we do now as a society is done electronically now this means that every claim that is filed it is done electronically. Everything can be filed and stored electronically and still meet HIPAA’s requirements for patient privacy and safety.
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Kristin Cook
Week 4 Payment Methodologies
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1)Fee For Service is where the payer has a fee schedule with a set reimbursement amount for each service covered. Cost Based is for facilities that receive payments throughout the year until the cost report comes out. Then the payments that have been received are deducted from the remaining amount. Prospective Payment inpatient hospital reimbursement was based on the DRG data that already appeared on the claim.Ambulatory Surgical Centers are based on only procedures that are performed. Skilled Nursing Facilities payment based on the acuity or illness of the patient has been used.
2) Medical necessity is where you have a procedure done for a diagnosis and when it is sent to claims it can either be approved or denied. If it is denied that means that the insurance company doesn’t believe the procedure or tests run for that diagnosis was necessary. This impacts payment a great deal because if a patient has insurance but the insurance company will not pay for the procedure or test that were done that means that the patient has to pay out of pocket. This can be very difficult for patients that live on a fixed income.
3) Payment methods now have changed coding for the better. Everything that we do now as a society is done electronically now this means that every claim that is filed it is done electronically. Everything can be filed and stored electronically and still meet HIPAA’s requirements for patient privacy and safety.
Reference
Aalseth P. (2015). Medical Coding: What It Is and How It Works. Second Edition. Boston MA. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Chenelle Weaver
Week 4 Discussion (Initial post)
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Reference:
www.medicalbillingandcodingonline.com/medical-coding-for-billers retrieved on June 29 2017
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