Daily Archives: April 30, 2020

What You Should Do Now To Prepare For Elective Surgery Demand Post-COVID-19

Healthcare News UpdatesBy RTW Admin April 30, 2020

Many providers should start making preparations ahead of time for elective surgeries. Creating a prioritization model is highly recommended to determine the demand and constraints that they may encounter. Read the article below for more information on what you should do now to prepare for the elective surgery demand. Surgical patients are on hold, and…

Hierarchical Condition Categories and COVID-19

RTW Coding ConundrumsBy RTW Admin April 30, 2020

As the Risk Adjustment payment models become more and more commonplace, it is important that we not forget about this when coding during our current public health emergency (PHE). Read below to find out more about hierarchical condition categories. Hierarchical condition categories, or HCC’s, are assigned to diagnosis codes and reflect an aggregated value that…