Updating queries to ensure ICD-10 documentation compliance
McLaren Northern Michigan | 204-bed hospital
Case Study|October 23, 2014
Impact Highlights $33,153
Documentation risk mitigated for specific diagnosis and procedure codes
In 2012, McLaren Northern Michigan, an acute care facility in Petoskey, Mich., had nearly 10,000 claims for thousands of diagnosis and procedure codes. Over 35% of the hospital’s principal diagnosis codes, 49% of secondary diagnosis codes, and 93% of major procedure codes were at risk for increased documentation concepts and changes in specificity in ICD-10.
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