Ch.5 Outpatient Prospective Systems

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Out patient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS)

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implemented 2000
based on fixed rates, predetermined, paid under medicare part B

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Outpatient prospective system was decided based on

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success on inpatient , so wanted to implement PPS on continuum level of care

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OPPS services include

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hospital based clinics
emergency dept visits
observations
ambulatory surgery depts

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goal of OPPS

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shift financial risk to hospital rather medicare, creat incentive for cost control

Question 4

CMS maintains ?

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inpatient-only list
which is services medicare only pay when performed in the inpatient setting

Question 5

Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC)

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used to reimburse outpatient services
all outpatient services assigned to APC group
payment is prospective, fixed, annually updated

Question 6

two times rule

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median cost of most expensive item/service within a group cannot be 2x > median cost of least expensive within same group

Question 7

procedures are identified by

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Healthcare common procedure codes system
HCPCS

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HCPCS level I

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current procedural terminology (CPT) codes all procedures and services done by physicians, nonphys practitioners, hospital labs, outpatient facilities
consist of 5 numbers
maintain by AMA

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HCPCS level II

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code set used by provider and medical equipment suppliers
maintained by CMS
consist of 5 characters made up of a letter, 4 number

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APC payments are determined by

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HCPCS codes

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CPT code identify

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procedure

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HCPCS II code is added when

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required to report products that may have been prescribed, injected, or otherwise delivered to the pt during the service

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payment rate and copayment calculated for APC applies to

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each service within APC group

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Packaging is when

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minor ancillary services associated with procedure is combined for single payment
only used in OPPS

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bundling occurs

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when predetermined set services performed together during encounter result in reimbursement for all services combined into one payment

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assigned by CMS to HCPCS codes to id whether payment is made separately or as packaged

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status indicators

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when services with status indicators are performed

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associate ancillary/supportive items are packaged into payment

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each APC is weighted and has a

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prospective payment amount associated

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if patient is assigned multiple APCs the payments are

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totaled to provide reimbursement to hospital for encounter

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weights are based on

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average resources used to treat patients in a particular APC -avg 1.000

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applied to the relative weight by CMS

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a conversion factor

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adjusts payments to account for geographic variations in labor cost

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wage index

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provides additional reimbursement to hospitals that use innovative biologicals, drugs, technology

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add ons

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Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)

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furnish outpatient services to pt who do not require hospitalization - less 24 hours following admission

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payment for ASC

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under medicare part B
ASC payment system used

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Ambulatory surgical center payment rates are

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predetermined amounts
ASC reimbursed 80% after adjustment for regional variation

Question 27

outpatient code editors (OCE)

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software programs that medicare administrative contractors (MACs) use to audit coding data

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OCE basic functions

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1. edit data on claim for accuracy
2. specify action the MAC should take when an edit occur
3. assign APC to claim for hospital outpatient service
4. determine payment related conditions that require a direct reference to HCPCS codes on modifier

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applied to claims on individual diagnosies and procedure sets

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edits

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goal of edits is to

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weed out incomplete or incorrect claims, detect fraud and abuse, encourage correct application of coding guideline

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actions when OCE edit occur

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-claim may be rejected
-claim may be denied
-claim may be place on suspension

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Skilled Nursing facility (SNF)

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provide short term skilled nursing care and rehab service to medicare beneficiaries after acute inpatient hospitalization

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medicare beneficiaries are eligible for SNF services when ?

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immediately after acute inpatient hospitalization of at least 3 days
may receive up to 100 days covered per benefit period

Question 34

7 major RUG categories

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rehabilitation
extensive services
special care
clinically complex
impaired cognition
behavior only
decreased physical function

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each RUG have their own

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associated nursing and therapy weights applied to the base rate

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the payment to the SNF for resident care is a

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combination of the base rate and the resident’s RUG score

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home health services covered under

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medicare A & b

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patient driven groupings model (PDGM)

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focus on clinical characteristics to better align medicare payment with patient care needs

Question 39

under PDGM, 3 domain components of the home health resource group remain same which is

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clinical
functional
service