Summary statement about the coding unit’s quarterly performance
As a leader and manager, the health information administrator is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of processes. This responsibility requires the manager to determine key performance indicators to be included in the monitoring and evaluation process.
You are the HIM director at Grey’s Hospital. You are a member of the revenue cycle department and are charged with monitoring and evaluating key HIM RC processes that impact the stability and health of the facility’s revenue cycle.
During the claims, production process claims are scrubbed and modified to ensure that a clean claim is submitted to the payer. Grey’s Hospital tracks claims through this process so that inefficiencies in the RC can be addressed. Below are the claims production data for June through August. The HIM coding unit’s clean claim metric standard is 95 percent.
Prepare a summary statement about the coding unit’s quarterly performance. Create a graphic display that summarizes the coding unit’s performance in relation to their standard. Is the unit performing as expected, or is there a need for a root cause analysis and process improvement? If there is room for improvement, brainstorm some ways the coding manager could educate the staff.
Claim Production Quarterly Report—Grey’s Hospital
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Claim Issue Identified by Scrubber
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Number of Claims Requiring Rework Prior to Submission
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June
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July
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August
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5,500 claims processed
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6,200 claims processed
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5,850 claims processed
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Claim failed patient identifier edits
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115
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213
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137
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Claim failed provider identifier edits
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12
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5
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21
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Claim failed coding/modifier edits
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220
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496
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351
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Claim failed date of service edits
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10
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25
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14
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