Resolved New Type of Coder

[KimmarieL_16282]

So a while back I saw a coding survey asking if coders were familiar with a new term used to describe a coder who handles coding all charts that a patient has on a DOS regardless of the type (ie., inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory) ? Does anyone know the name of the this type of coding position?

 

[KimmarieL_16282]

I found the answer to my question https://www.hiacode.com/education/single-path-coding/

 

[Alicia]

You found it!!! Great article, thanks for sharing. I agree this is a new and future way we will be coding. That means you need to be very familiar with all the code sets. They have clinicians do this a lot. Mostly because they know all the different types of documentation.

This is also another way to prep the chart (all documentation) for risk adjustment as the MAO's want things in order before it gets to them. In addition, it is a form of auditing. With risk adjustment they have a relative new term called "Complete Capture". What they are doing is capturing ALL dx codes for the patient not just the ones that risk adjust (carry and HCC).

 

[Darcy]

One of the main reasons why I always teach and advise my students to learn both CPC and COC coding guidelines.