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Boards   May  4-­‐8,  2015  

9:00  a.m.  to  3:30  -­‐  4:00  p.m.  

I.  Organizational  Preparedness:  What  You  Need  to  Know  and  Do  

  Background  

  Systems  and  Business  Processes   Vendors  and  External  Systems     Contracting  and  Payers  

  Testing,  Revenue,  and  Training  

II.  Organizational  Tools  for  Your  Team    

III.  Desk  Reference  Materials  

           

Lisette  Wright,  M.A.,  Licensed  Psychologist   Executive  Director  

Behavioral  Health  Solutions  

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BEHAVIORAL  HEALTH/SUBSTANCE  USE  

PROVIDER  ORGANIZATIONS  

Prepared  exclusively  for:  Fairfax  County  and  Health  Planning  Region  II   Community  Service  Boards  

 

By:    

Behavioral  Health  SoluOons,  P.A.  

LiseRe  Wright,  M.A.,  Licensed  Psychologist   ExecuOve  Director  

May  4-­‐8,  2015  

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Agenda    

OrganizaOonal  Readiness  

Systems  and  Business  Process  Inventory  

Revenue  Cycle  and  Billing        

ContracOng  and  RelaOonships  

TesOng  

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READINESS  

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Typical  ICD-­‐10  TransiOon  QuesOons  

What  are  we  going  to  do?  

Who’s  going  to  do  it?  

When  is  this  going  to  get  done?  

How  long  will  it  take?  

How  do  we  know  WHAT  to  do?    

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ICD-­‐10  ImplementaOon  In  Steps  

1.

ExisOng  Culture  and  A\tudes  

2.

Internal  Team/CommiRee’s  

3.

Assessment  of  Current  States  

4.

Planning  and  ExecuOng  the  Tasks  

5.

Assessing  and  Tracking  the  Progress  

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ICD-­‐10  Components  

“What’s  

YOUR

 Y2K  

Plan?”  

Desk   Reference   Materials   Clinical   Training  /   EducaOon   Revenue   Cycle   Systems  &   Business   Processes   Payer   Contracts   Policies   and   Procedures   CDI   Program  
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ExisOng  Culture  And  A\tudes    

DocumentaOon   Compliance  

Ownership  and   Steward  of  Quality  

Care  

SupporOng  the  DX   and  TP  throughout  

the  LOS  

EHR  A\tudes   Reinforcing  the  Leadership:   Need  to  Change  

Concept  of   ProacOve  Versus  

ReacOve   All  it  takes  is  1  

lawsuit,  suicide,   payback…  

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Aligning  With  Strategy  

   

Vision  and  Mission   Focused  

Consumer-­‐centric   and  HolisOc   Collegial  and  

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Internal  Team  Membership  

Clinical   Medical   Billing/Revenue  Cycle   Leadership   Quality/Compliance  

Champions  of  PosiOve  Change   InformaOon  or  ApplicaOons  Systems  

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Sharing  The  Work  Load  And  Strategy  

•  Core  ICD-­‐10  ImplementaOon  Team  

•  Programs:  May  have  smaller  teams  of  2-­‐3  people  

•  At  this  point,  meet  weekly  

•  Use  internal  communicaOons  such  as  SharePoint  

•  Keep  straighjorward  minutes:  

1.  Describe  the  Problem  

2.  The  AcOon  Item    

3.  Who  Assigned  To  

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What  Do  We  Do?    

q 

 Communicate  with  all  stakeholders  

q 

 Establish  sequence,  Oming,  and  work  effort  needed  

q 

 Assess,  idenOfy,  and  facilitate  remediaOon  plans  

q 

 Inventory  and  assign  tasks,  to-­‐do’s,  and  Omelines  

q 

 Liaison  between  parOes  (staff,  management,  3

rd

 parOes)  

q 

 IdenOfy  &  problem-­‐solve  risks  to  ICD-­‐10  project  execuOon  

q 

 IdenOfy  decision-­‐making  authority  and  processes  

q 

 Provide  mechanism  for  stakeholder  feedback  and  input  

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PROCESS  INVENTORY  

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Systems  And  Business  Processes  

We  know  what  we  currently  do…  

We  know  where  we  must  be…  

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The  Systems  And  Business  Process  Inventory  

 

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Examples  Of  Systems  

DiagnosOc   touchpoints   Any  Stand-­‐Alone   Databases  kept   for  OperaOonal   Purposes   Eligibility  and   Benefit   InformaOon   Systems   Prior-­‐ AuthorizaOon’s,   Forms   PracOce   Management   Systems,  eRX,   HIE’s,  Labs   ReporOng:  Public   health,  state,   performance   Child  Welfare  or   other  regulatory   systems   Super  bills,   charge  sheets,   MD  visits,  OON   Forms   Claims  and   Clearinghouses   Computerized   conversion  tools   (ICD-­‐DSM)   EHR’s:  internal   logic  of  CDS,   alerts   Business   Intelligence  /   AnalyOcs   ReporOng   Internal   databases  /   registries   Templates     EHR  Billing  Rules  
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How  To  Perform  A  Systems  Inventory  

1.  Make  a  list  of  the  system  and  any   subsystem  

2.  Determine  what  is  affected  and  what   changes  need  to  happen  

3.  Determine  Omelines  (internal  and   external)  

4.  IdenOfy  and  track  contacts,  bulleOns,   updates,  dates,  etc.  

5.  IdenOfy  other  tasks  necessary  to  make   the  system  work    

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Helpful  Framework  For  Systems  

•  Think  about  workflows  and  who  does  what:  

•  Who  Assigns  Diagnoses?  

•  Who  submits  claims?  

•  What  paperwork  do  you  use?  

•  Where  does  this  paperwork  live?  

•  Who  performs  eligibility  checks?  

•  How  do  mulOple,  different  diagnoses  apply  to  1  consumer  and  who  

determines  this?    

•  Who  assigns  diagnoses?  What  if  there  are  concerns  or  quesOons?  

•  Is  there  a  way  to  streamline  the  process?  

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Systems  QuesOons  To  Ask  Vendors  

•  Vendors  and  Other  Outside  Business  Associates  

•  Plan,  Dates,  and  Timelines  

•  TesOng  

•  Releases  or  Updates  and  Cost  

•  What  training  will  you  provide  on  the  new  diagnoses  in  the  system  

•  Customer  Support  for  Problems/TroubleshooOng  

•  UOlizaOon  of  dual-­‐coding,  back-­‐billing  

•  Results  of  tesOng  with  payers  

•  Source  of  Codes?  

•  Vendor  percepOon  of  impact  on  workflow?  

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The  EHR:  A  Major  Area  For  Concern  

Your  EHR  

contains  

diagnosOc  

informaOon  

is  “hidden”  

places  

Your  EHR  

Vendor  may  

not  be  

ready,  or  

have  

“turned  on”  

the  

funcOonality  

The  

funcOonality  

provided  

may  not  be  

User  

Friendly  

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Three  Main  Areas  Of  EHR  FuncOonality    

Code  Set  Maintenance:  What  is  the  vendors  plan  to  keep  up   with  the  CDC  ICD-­‐10  CoordinaOon  and  Maintenance  changes;   Who  maintains  the  table  structure  modificaOons?    

Code  Set  “AggregaOon”:  Are  the  codes  grouped  according  to   diagnosOc  category?  If  YES,  then  who  does  this?    

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ICD  And  DSM  In  The  EHR  

•  Proprietary  processes:  How  one  vendor  does  it  is  how  one   vendor  does  it  

•  Easier  to  load  ICD-­‐10  codes  into  the  system  

•  DSM:  Licensing  Fees  hi\ng  vendors  hard  (6-­‐figures)  

•  Some  vendors  sOll  do  not  have  DSM-­‐5  codes  loaded  

•  Netsmart:  

•  Plug  in  DSM-­‐5  diagnosis  name,  ICD-­‐10  codes  are  then  suggested  

•  Qualifacts:  

•  Same  strategy  as  Netsmart  

•  EPIC:  DSM?  What’s  That?  Sure,  we  will  add  it!    

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DSM-­‐5  In  EHR’s:  What  They  Are  Doing  

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Huh?  Mixing  ICD  9-­‐10  codes  with  DSM-­‐5   “descripOons?”  Then  again,  if  this  works…  

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Again,  how  one  vendor  does  it  is  one  way.  No  

standardizaOon,  no  consensus,  direcOon,  guidance,  etc.   Therefore,  the  burden  is  on  you  as  a  provider  

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DSM-­‐5  

•  Using  the  Axis  III  field  to  represent  the  main  ICD-­‐10  diagnosis  

•  Some  drop  downs  only  contain  the  frequently  used  codes  

•  Not  all  codes  needed  are  included    

•  Self-­‐Harm  Codes  

•  Co-­‐morbid  Medical  codes  

•  Including/not  WHODAS  

•  Take-­‐Away  From  the  Vendor  ConversaOons:  

•  The  vendors  are  in  the  same  boat  that  we  are!    

•  Every  vendor  is  different  

•  Main  message:  Burden  is  on  the  provider  organizaOon  to  work  through  

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Some  Possible  OpOons  For  Code  Searches  

•  Term-­‐Based:  

•  Using  one  word,  or  part  of  a  word  to  produce  the  diagnosis  lisOng  

•  Search  By  Code  

•  Search  by  code  range,  individual  code  numbers,  parOal  code  numbers  

•  AlphabeOcal  or  Tabular-­‐Based:  

•  Search  by  the  2015  Tabular  Index  or  AlphabeOcal  Index  

•  Concept-­‐Based:  

•  Similar  to  Term-­‐Based,  but  pulls  tables  from  clinical  concepts  such  as  

“depression”  or  “anxiety”  

•  Crosswalks:  

•  Search  by  the  old  ICD-­‐9  code  with  results  pulling  ICD-­‐10  suggesOons  

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Advanced:  Code  AggregaOon  

•  Groups/Categories  of  Codes  that  are  used  to  support  analyOcs   and  business  intelligence  (similar  to  a  data  dicOonary  concept)  

•  To  do  this,  you  will  need:  

1.  A  standardized  name  for  the  set  of  codes   2.  DefiniOon  of  the  intent  of  the  code  set  

3.  DescripOon  of  what  codes  are  aggregated  and  why   4.  Unique  idenOfier  for  the  set  

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Your  EHR  Diagnosing  To-­‐Do’s  

1.  Clinical:  drop-­‐down’s,  language  and  terms  

2.  Assess  for  dual-­‐coding  capability  before/auer  October  1  AND   is  it  End-­‐User  determined?      

3.  Diagnoses  in  the  System:  

a.  At  the  Program  or  Service  Level?  

b.  Who  changes  these  pre/post  October  ?  

c.  When  will  the  diagnoses  change  prior  to  October  1?  

d.  How  does  this  get  changed  so  data  entry  only  happens  once  for  the  

clinician?  

e.  Diagnosis  Tables:  How  do  they  funcOon?  Does  the  end  user  pick  ICD  

versus  DSM?  If  it  is  pre-­‐set,  what  about  pre-­‐October  1  diagnoses?  Axis   versus  No  Axis's?    

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Diagnosing  ConOnued…..  

7.  Specifier  pop-­‐up  windows?  For  ICD  or  DSM?  

8.  FuncOonal  Assessments:  GAF,  WHODAS  and  the  ability  to  

combine  the  GAF  without  Axis-­‐driven  diagnosing   9.  MulOple  providers  for  one  consumer:  How  does  the  

diagnosis  get  managed?        

   

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EHR  Items  

Billing  Rules   Supports  or  Internal  Clinical  Decision   Logic  

Templates  and   Clinical  

DocumentaOon   Support  Tools  

Reports:  May  need  to   be  modified  or  new  

ones  created  

Imports  and  Exports:   Transfer  of  care  from   somewhere  else  and  

imporOng  DX’s  (HIE)  

Custom  Forms  

Order  Sets?     Can  you  add  prompts  in  the  EHR  to  capture   good  documentaOon?  

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Vendor-­‐Partnership  

§ Acknowledge  their  struggle  

§ Offer  to  be  a  Beta-­‐site  to  get  ahead  of  improvements  

§ Work  closely  with  the  Vendor  to  request  improvements:  

§  Increased  support  at  go-­‐live?  

§  Expected  response  Omes?  

§  Vendor  readiness  for  the  federally  mandated  changes?  

§  RemediaOon  plans  

§  Penalty  plans  

§  Any  provisions  to  handle  situaOons  where  vendors  do  not  meet  

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OperaOonal  Processes  

How  are  outside   records  handled   and  put  into  the   system?  What  

about  “old”   diagnoses?    

When  do  you  update   current  diagnoses  and   current  client  records?   Conduct  Formal   Form  Review   Process:  Hunt,   gather,  slice,   dice,  update,   and  improve  

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Business  Processes  To  Assess  And  Address  

•  Referrals  

•  AuthorizaOons  and  Pre-­‐CerOficaOons  

•  Payer-­‐readiness  with  the  new  forms,  eligibility  systems  

•  Intake  Paperwork  for  Consumers  

•  Update  forms  

•  ContracOng  ConsideraOons  with  Vendors  and  Payers  (next   secOon)  

•  Financial  OperaOons  (see  next  secOon)  

•  Clinical  training  

•  Clinical  DocumentaOon  

•  Interfaces  and  Cross-­‐System  Dependencies  (eRX,  HIE)  

•  ReporOng:  Map  flow  of  data/reports  and  modificaOons  needed  

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BILLING    

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Biggest  Risk  And  Impact  Area  

Business  Process,  Contracts,   Issues  

Revenue  and  Billing   Systems,  Claims    

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Moving  Into  The  Revenue  Cycle  

• 

We  will  have  MORE  diagnoses  to  choose  from  as  of  

October  1,  2015,  this  will  require:  

ü Assignment  of  the  most  specific  code/diagnoses  

ü More  documentaOon  to  differenOate  between  diagnoses  

ü More  documentaOon  to  support  diagnoses  (to  avoid  audit   paybacks  later)  

ü More  documentaOon  to  support  medical  necessity  

What  impact  will  increased  specificity  and  more  diagnoses   have  on  contracts  and  reimbursements?  

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The  Payers  Are  Busy  Too  

1.  Distribute  informaOon  and  guidelines  

2.  EducaOon  and  communicaOon  with  providers  

3.  Internal/external  tesOng  to  accept  ICD-­‐10  claims  

4.  Review  current  benefit  plans  to  idenOfy  which  ICD-­‐10  codes   match/apply  

5.  EducaOon  of  staff  (customer  service,  claims  reviewers)   6.  Assess  and  ready  for  new  business  processes  

7.  DSM/ICD  Decisions  and  UOlizaOons  

8.  Support  dual  processing  (for  old  DOS  requiring  ICD-­‐9  and   new  ICD-­‐10)  

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Some  Of  Their  To-­‐Do’s  

•  AdjudicaOon  

•  Backwards  mapping  from  ICD-­‐10  to  ICD-­‐9  

•  ContracOng  

•  Systems  upgrades,  changes,  programming  

•  BH  Carve-­‐Outs  

•  NavigaOng  MulO-­‐Payer  Claims  

•  Prior-­‐authorizaOons  and  referrals  

•  Claim  edits  

•  Policies  

•  Formularies  

Every  other  healthcare  provider  they  offer  services  to  will  also   be  in  line  

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Payers:  Are  Challenged  As  Well  

•  Samples  

•  #1:  Magellans  website  

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Payers:  Who  Is  Doing  What  When?  

•  Everyone  is  doing  something  different  at  different  Omes:  

18  payer  sources  =  18  different  Mmelines  

 

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What  Does  All  This  Mean?  

•  Expect  changes  mid-­‐stream  and  flip-­‐flops  

•  We  are  entering  a  whole  new  era  that  will  demand:  

ü Accountability,  Specificity  

ü Demonstrable  Progress  and  Concrete  Outcomes  

ü Medical  Necessity  thresholds  increasing  for  our  industry  

ü DocumentaOon  like  we  have  never  seen  it  before  

ü Pay  For  Performance  and  Outcomes  ONLY  

ü MedicalizaOon  of  our  industry  

ü CoordinaOon  of  Care  

ü An  enOre  culture  shiu  in  thinking  about  how  we  treat  individuals  with  

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Contracts  With  Payers  

•  Review  your  contract  and  accompanying  fee  schedule  for  any   potenOal  issues  

•  Are  you  reimbursed  based  on  CPT  or  diagnosis  codes?    

•  Look  for  words  like:  

•  Reimbursement  formulas  

•  Usual  and  customary  

•  Fee  Schedules  –  may  be  aXached  separately  from  the  actual  contract  

•  Covered/Not  Covered  Diagnoses  

•  Language  regarding  ICD/DSM  

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Payer  Contracts:  What  To  Ask  Them  

•  Do  you  plan  to  change  your  reimbursement  rates  or  fee  

schedule  for  ICD-­‐10  diagnosis  codes?  

•  What  impact  will  ICD-­‐10  have  on  coverage  policies?  

•  Do  you  plan  to  re-­‐negoMate  your  contracts  for  ICD-­‐10?    

•  Are  you  going  to  re-­‐negoMate  the  contracts  when  they  are  up  

for  renewal  or  prior  to  that  date?    

•  What  impact,  if  any,  will  ICD-­‐10  have  on  our  fee  schedule?    

•  What  impact  will  ICD-­‐10  have  on  your  medical  review,  audiMng,  

and  coverage?    

•  Are  there  addiMonal  diagnoses  that  you  can  get  paid  for??  (i.e.:  

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Internal  ConsideraOons  And  QuesOons  

1. 

How  many  payers  do  you  have  and  what  is  their  

respecOve  revenue  percentage?  

2. 

What  pre-­‐exisOng  claims  problems  have  had  with  

any  parOcular  payer?  What  have  your  claim  denial  

rates  been  with  them  in  the  past?  

3. 

How  have  they  resolved  claims  problems  in  the  past?  

4. 

What  is  your  Plan  B  for  any  parOcular  party  and  how  

big  will  the  “hit”  be?  

5. 

Have  contact  informaOon:  Phone  numbers,  

instrucOons,  name  of  person  handy  

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Your  To-­‐Do’s  Regarding  Payers  

•  Give  thought  to  asking  the  Payer  how  they  will  compensate   you  should  a  delay  occur?  

•  Have  they  made  arrangements  for  interim  payments  if  delays   become  unreasonable?  

•  Consider  requiring  interim  payments  subject  to  retroacOve   reconciliaOon  if  operaOons  appear  to  be  affected—pull  out   your  contract  and  see  what  leverage  you  may  have  

•  Appeals,  or  requests  for  reviews,  will  be  your  burden  (Ome,   cost)  not  unlike  it  is  now  

•  Recognize  that  you  will  get  conflicOng,  erroneous,  and   misleading  informaOon  from  the  Payer  and  their  Provider   Service  Department  

(54)

Assessing  Internal  Revenue  Cycle  Processes  

•  Who  determines  the  diagnosis  code  for  the  claim?  

•  Best  if  the  clinician  does,  not  the  billing  office,  administraOve  assistant  or  

other  3rd  party;  CerOfied  Coders  are  the  excepOon  

•  Does  the  clinical  documentaOon  system  provide  the  necessary  

informaOon  needed  to  code  the  diagnosis  to  the  greatest  level  of   detail?    

•  What  plans  are  in  place  to  improve  clinical  documentaOon  and  

support  the  new,  more  specific  diagnosis?  

(55)

Inside  The  Billing  Office:  Denial  RemediaOon  

• 

Items  to  Address:    

•  Analyze  root  cause  of  current  denials  and  address  process  gaps  

•  Improve  pre-­‐service  CerOficaOon  and  AuthorizaOon  requirements    

•  Access  to  contracOng  and  payer  manual  updates  around  Pre-­‐CerOficaOon  

and  AuthorizaOon  rules  

•  Items  to  Have  Ready:  

•  Track  claim  payment  delays  and  resubmissions  

•  Have  contact  informaOon:  Phone  numbers,  instrucOons,  name  of  person  

handy  

•  Establish  a  process  of  how  denied  claims  get  handled  

•  May  need  1-­‐2  FTE’s  the  first  4-­‐6  months  for  this  to  expedite  claim  denial  

(56)

Audit-­‐Based  Reimbursement  Recovery  

•  Tracking  how  things  are  going  

•  Significant  disrupOon  in  clinical  documentaOon  habits  

•  New  clinical  documentaOon  requirements  will  increase  audit-­‐ failure  rates  if  the  documentaOon  does  not  support  the  ICD-­‐10   diagnosis  

•  IF  audits  reveal  a  violaOon  of  the  Clinical  Coding  and  

DocumentaOon  Requirements,  then  we  have  a  problem!  

•  That  said,  there  is  an  industry  understanding  this  will  be  a  

(57)

Managing  Payers  

• 

Track  tests,  Omelines,  payer  issues  &  remediaOon  

steps  

• 

Realize  a  manual,  Ome-­‐consuming  review  of  denial  

reasons  and  resubmissions  will  be  the  worst  in  the  

first  couple  of  months  (thus  the  noOon  of  1  FTE)  

• 

Determine  effecOveness  

• 

Communicate  needs  with  partners  

• 

Determine  impact  to  revenue,  including  changes  to  

(58)

Every  single  system  that  holds,  transmits,  or  analyzes  

health  data  will  need  to  be  modified  and  tested  

•  CMS  on  TesOng:  “TesMng  will  ensure  ICD-­‐10  compliance  across  

internal  policies,  processes,  and  systems,  as  well  as  external  trading   partners  and  vendors”  

•  Without  thorough  internal  and  external  tesOng,  you  will  have  no  idea  

if  you  will  be  ready  or  what  will  happen  to  your  revenue  income  auer   October  1,  2015    

•  Two  Key  Factors:  

•  a)  Can  you  connect  AND  exchange  ICD-­‐10  informaOon?  

•  b)  Can  the  payer  handle,  adjudicate,  and  process  the  claim  

correctly?  

(59)

TesOng  And  Risk  MiOgaOon  Strategies  

Test  

representaOve   sample  

Use  different  code   combinaOons  (SU/

BH/primary-­‐ secondary  dx’s)  

Emphasize  tesOng   with  large  pay  

source   Test  different  

provider  types   (MD,  aide,  etc.)  

Test  per  diems,   bundles,  individual  

CPTs,  etc.  

Waterfall/ crossover  billing  

Ensure  YOU  can   test  (some   restricOons  here)  

IncorporaOng  the   DSM  in  the  system  

(60)

CMS  And  “End-­‐to-­‐End”  TesOng  

•  CMS  has  run  a  series  of  tests  to  assess  the  state  of  readiness  in   the  industry:  Sample  claims  submissions  to  see  how  they  are   processed  and  adjudicated  

•  So  far,  the  results  are  encouraging:  

•  81%  of  the  claims  were  processed  without  problems  

•  3%  were  denied  for  having  an  ICD-­‐9  code  on  them  

•  3%  were  denied  for  being  an  invalid  submission  of  a  ICD-­‐10  diagnosis  or  

procedure  

•  13%  were  denied  because  folks  could  not  figure  out  how  to  set  up  the  

test  claims  

•  What  we  don’t  know:  how  many  of  these  orgs  were  in  our   industry?  

(61)

Lessons  Learned  From  End-­‐to-­‐End  TesOng  

Providers  are  confused  about  when  to  use  ICD-­‐9  codes  versus   ICD-­‐10  codes  on  claims  

Providers  are  not  using  the  correct  ICD-­‐10  codes,  possibly   due  to  using  insufficient  diagnosis  coding  resources  or   uOlizing  resources  that  contain  errors  in  them  

There  is  a  high  likelihood  that  you  will  experience  some  

percentage  of  rejected  claims  auer  October  1,  2015  and  the   denial  reasons  will  be  numerous  

(62)

Final  Revenue  Cycle  Thoughts  

•  How  will  the  new  ICD-­‐10  codes  align  with  exisOng  contracts   and  reimbursements,  billing  and  coordinaOon  of  benefits  

•  How  will  the  new  codes  affect  consumers?    

•  Eligibility  and  uOlizaOon  management:  Eligibility  terms  will   need  to  be  configured,  medical  necessity,  policy  checks  and   associated  protocols  will  have  to  be  updated  to  uOlize  ICD-­‐10   codes  

•  Eliminate  any  “backlogs”  prior  to  October  1,  2015  

•  Quickly  idenOfy  enOOes  with  high  rates  of  denials  or  rejecOons  

•  Quickly  idenOfy  systems  funcOonality  problems  brought  to   your  aRenOon  

(63)

The  Rule  

Claims  for  services  provided  on  or  aaer  

October  1,  2015  must  use  ICD-­‐10-­‐CM  

for  diagnoses  

 

CMS  will  not  allow  for  any  grace  

period  or  extension.  Non-­‐compliant  

claims  will  be  rejected  and  will  need  to  

(64)

Staff  Training  ConsideraOons  

Who,  What,  

When  

Onboarding  New  

Staff  

Clinical  

DocumentaOon  

Improvement    

(65)

Who  Needs  The  Training?  

Clinicians/Medical   Billing/Revenue  Cycle   Intake  /  RegistraOon  /  Pre-­‐CerOficaOon    

Compliance/Quality   (data  collecOon,   reporOng,  other   requirements)  

What  is  a  Mouse?  How   do  I…..???  

Pre-­‐exisOng  struggles   with  diagnosing  or  

(66)

When:  Time  The  Training  

•  When  will  dual  coding  and  tesOng  begin?  

•  Recommend  training  2-­‐4  months  prior  to  tesOng  and  dual   coding  start  dates  (may  need  to  adjust  this  as  we  go  along)  

•  All  training  should  be  completed  by  July,  2015  

•  Allow  for  peer-­‐reviews  of  processes/documentaOons  and   diagnosis  checks  

•  Allow  Ome  for  the  revenue  cycle  tesOng  feedback  loop  and  to   set  up  remediaOon  plans  

(67)

 Steps  In  Se\ng  Up  The  Training  Program  

•  Gather  New  Policies  &  Procedures  

•  Clinical  documentaOon  standards,  medical  necessity,  diagnoses  manuals  

•  Curriculum  (Generally  3-­‐4  Segments/Groupings  of  Trainings)    

•  IntroducOon:  Include  ICD-­‐DSM  Interface  

•  Specific  Diagnoses  

•  Clinical  DocumentaOon  Standards  

•  Revenue  Cycle  Department  

•  Develop  and  obtain  materials  (crosswalks,  other  reference   materials)  

(68)

PracOce:  Dual  Coding  

(clinical  and  billing)  

Peer  Chart  Reviews  

Revise  procedures  

and  be  flexible  

(69)

Diplomacy  Regarding  CDI  

§

 Bad  habits  are  hard  to  change  

§

 A\tudes  interfere  with  change  

§

 Prepare  your  staff  and  make  this  a  team  effort  

§

 Acknowledge  this  is  disrupOve  to  workflow  

§

 Be  open  to  feedback  from  clinical  staff  about  

what  works/does  not  work  

(70)

Chart  Review  Strategies  

Random   Samples   Most   Frequent   Diagnoses   Known   Problem   Areas   AddiOonal  /   Refresher   Training  
(71)

Desk  Reference  Material  OpOons  

Customized  Internal  Crosswalk  (Excel)  

Substance  Use  Tools  

Clinical  DiagnosOc  Criteria  Cheat  Sheets  

DocumentaOon  Tips/Prompts  

(72)

Other  ConsideraOons    

Training  Groups:  Size  

Offer  opOons  for  sign-­‐up  due  to  vacaOons,  etc.     YouTube/Video  tape  TransiOon  Basics  

Group  diagnoses  for  training  (childhood,  adult,  and  substance   abuse)  

Who  needs  what?  Intake/pre-­‐cerOficaOon  may  need  general   diagnosis  sets  while  clinical  will  need  specifics  

Run  a  report,    extract  the  30  most  frequently  used  diagnoses  and  start   with  those  

(73)

Policies  And  Procedures  

•  Gather  all  P  &  P’s  that  involve:  

•  Clinical  documentaOon  processes  

•  Diagnosing  

•  Revenue  

•  Review,  Assess,  and  Update  

•  Decide  if  you  want  to  include  DSM/ICD  language,  Blue  Book  

(74)

What  To  Include  In  Your  New  Policy  

•  Policy  and  Scope:  

•  This  secOon  should  name  the  state  law  and  licensure  requirements  for  

your  facility  

•  Acknowledge  HIPAA,  CMS,  ICD  and  DSM  enOOes  

•  Purpose  of  Policy  

•  Specifically  outline  your  intent  here  for  this  policy,  why  it  was  created  

and  the  intended  uOlizaOon  

•  Key  Procedures  and  Revisions  

•  Specify  how  staff  will  handle  the  ICD-­‐DSM  dilemma  

•  Responsibility  

(75)

A  Final  Word…..  

Ø This  is  an  opportunity    

Ø Improve  documentaOon,  review  processes,  standardize  

Ø Build  cohesiveness  and  alignment  among  everyone    

Ø Look  to  your  ICD-­‐10  TransiOon  Team    

Ø Realize  this  is  new  for  everyone    

Ø Goals:    

Ø Get  through  this  with  minimal  revenue  cycle  disrupOon    

Ø Improve  organizaOonal  best  pracOces  

(76)

Clinical Decision Support Logic

Other internal logic in place? HIE eRX Lab Orders Other? Practice Management Software Clearinghouse (s) Business Associates: electronic exchange of info Enrollment/Eligibility/I nsurance Verification Internal Auditing/Compliance Department

Reporting: State, other Public

Health/Syndromic Surveilance

(77)

Other Interfaces involving ICD-10 items Any other databases affected?

Metrics or Dashboard Implications

Consumer Portals? List other systems affected below:

(78)

claim remits denial reasons timeframe to correct *appeal process/deadline (do not miss these deadlines) Clinical Diagnoses Submission of Diagnoses Documentation Peer Reviews Interface with claims? Policies and Procedures Responsible party Approvals Staff Training Implications Business Intelligence/Metri cs

list subsytems here Front-End

(79)

Internal Auditing/Complia nce Department Paper Documentation (Superbills, etc) Business Associates Contracts and Service Level Agreements Intake or front-end procedures Receipt of outside records: management? Updating current diagnoses process Other?

(80)

list payers in RANK order and Start with #1 payer, move to #2, etc. Vendor/Payer #1 Vendor/Payer #2 Vendor/Payer #3, etc

(81)

Clinical Crosswalks Workflows Dual Coding

Manuals? Approach? Method? Documentation

Medical Crosswalks

Workflows Dual Coding

Manuals? Approach? Method? Documentation

Administrative Intake/Pre-Certification Diangoses Only Workflows

Dual Coding

Manuals? Approach? Method? Documentation

Billing/Revenue Crosswalks Workflows Dual Coding

Manuals? Approach? Method? Documentation

(82)

document, track, process Clinical Staff Provide crosswalks, reference

Policy and Procedure decisions approved & communicated? Expectation for dual coding? Expectation for clinical documentation threshold? Claim Denial Processes Who is in charge?

Contact information ready? Appeal and corrected claim Payor Contracts Must Be Reviewed!! Other Items?

(83)

EHR Vendor Training Materials collected Vendors Readiness and Timelines

Payers Plans and Timelines

Contract Reviews with both Vendors and Payers Clinical Info/diagnoses

CDI and policies

Risk Mitigation: Id'ng the highest risk areas Testing: Who, When, How

Paper: rewrite superbills,

policies/procedures/other charge-capture Systems Inventory: Who does, by when Denial Processes: Development of a manual or

process

BI/Analytics and Reporting: Who does this/affect?

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