HCPS represents Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
- Why is location significant when coding for procedures.
The location can be ,hospitals, physicians’ offices, HOPDs, the patients’ homes, skilled nursing facilities, etc. It is important to know the location for after service payments. For instance Medicare prospective payment system. In situation where by the costs of products are included in the payment rate and HCPCS code are not used. If new product is setin procedure code (CPT) and no need of HCPCS code to identify it. CTPs, payments are separate in HOPDs and do require a HCPCS code. If for use by the patient at their home areas should get HCPCS code will for DME supplier to know the bill for Medicare Part B covered products.
Identify typical health information management functions.
- Indexing and imaging paper medical records in the institution.
- Analyzes the health record to ensure completeness and is
- Quality Reviewing of imaged documents
- Gives patient information e.g drug treatment,, sexual and behavioral health issues
- Codes for research, reimbursing and provides report cards. and Premier)
- Transcribes and distributes of history and physicals, discharge summary.
- Analyzing the active medical record.
Explain the purpose and techniques used for the maintenance of the master patient index in paper-based and electronic environment.
Play important roles such as storage of information, patient name,his date of birth, gender, race, and patients residence, email contact of patient, the patient’s medical story . This helps the health attendant to have the knowledge of the patient.And healthcare institution he is working with. MPIs ensure patient is represented , and with constant provides demographic identity, within all systems in hospital data.