Posted on 01/20/2014 3:32:13 AM PST by Daffynition
What's the difference if you get hurt at a Bruce Springsteen concert or a performance of "Die Fledermaus"?
To your wrenched back, not much. But to the folks who process your medical records, it's a distinction worth noting.
The difference between an injury at a music hall and one at an opera house is one of many thousands of details that will be parsed by a new health care classification system that begins in the U.S. on Oct. 1 — a deadline that presses on every health care provider and insurer in the nation.
(Excerpt) Read more at courant.com ...
Further proof that Obamacare is DESIGNED to DESTROY the insurance and healthcare industry.
LOL. And all these confusing codes were probably developed by government drones that need assistance in applying a band-aid.
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This is going to a classic of GIGO
Garbage In Garbage Out.
No MD is going to waste his time wading through the coding to that extent.
True that, however, the transcription technology today does it for them and manual coders audit on the back end.
They want to push up the fraud numbers.
The doctor has to “code” the visit at the end. The time necessary to do this right has grown from 10 seconds in 2001 to about two minutes now - and it’s going to get a lot longer.
The obvious solution is less care for the patient, or less care in coding.
Once the coding dataset turns to sh*t, the NYT will have a front page story about escalating fraud and the need for more government control.
It’s all so predictable.
My sister was bit by a Moose....does that count for disability....?
“This is going to a classic of GIGO
Garbage In Garbage Out.
No MD is going to waste his time wading through the coding to that extent.”
Well they better. Too many “mistakes” and he’ll find his self in court and his license pulled. And possibly in jail. And probably fined.
LOL. Reminds me of "pencil whipping" PMI's (Preliminary Maintenance Instructions) like shut a perfectly operating radar down at 4 in the morning to vacuum dust off of some vacuum tubes. Then hope it comes back up OK. You can risk a lot of hassle, or just sign it off.
A1: New Freepathon starts
A2: Send money
A3: Send MORE money
A4: PLEASE send MORE money
A5: PRETTY PLEASE send MORE money
Ping!
About a year ago there was an article that said there were more than 140,000 different codes for medical procedures inside Obamacare, and the list was growing.
I cannot imagine how long it will take office personnel to properly code what the doctor of hospital is doing for a patient.
IF the codes don’t get approval from the Feds, then money is withheld until they are satisfied, or they can PROSECUTE the doc or hospital for using false codes.
Welcome to a complete nightmare.
Then he won't get paid by the Gubmint. His choice.
Nonsense. We will pick a code that’s good enough. But some dweeb will mine the “ data” and publish research with the bullshit results. We’ve been there before.
Don’t worry, a “fixer” will be around to help your doctor navigate the system...for a modest consideration, of course.
Complicating things and generating ( electronic) paperwork. What the feral government does best.
...it’s not *FREE*? Gosh.
I had occasion to go to my GP doc for my annual physical. My doc is a decent medical guy for my needs....and making casual conversation is impossible b/c of time limitations.
I know he’s a flaming liberal b/c I asked him last year what he thought about obamacare.......he said he thought *everyone should have health insurance*. I gave him a loud *GRRRR!*
This year, as he was walking me out to the front desk....asked him if obamacare was problematic for his practice......he said *no, not really*...whatever that meant....and he quickly offered much to my surprise, *you know I knew obama in Chicago, we went to lunch often. He was exactly like he is now, in Chicago*. I said, * ya mean he was a douche bag then and still is?* Doc laughed. I added *Why couldn’t they work a deal with the 10% that don’t have health insurance, instead of messing it up for 100% of the people?* he said, *You know what they are trying to do?* I said yes, create a single payer system* He said, *Bingo*. So much for my input into the medical debacle convo.
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