RAC Focus: Secondary Diagnosis (Historical)
The correct secondary diagnoses can impact reimbursement for your facility. Add it inappropriately and cause a myriad of difficulties. Omit it inadvertently and cost your facility much needed revenue. What are the RACs looking for in the secondary diagnoses fields? This course is retained as a valuable source of historical information.
This course authored by Paula Digby.
Course Objectives:
- Brief discussion of OP secondary diagnoses.
- Discussion of diagnosis selection relevant to RACs.
- Focus on inpatient coding of secondary diagnoses.