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Make Behavioral Health More Accessible: Are You Up for the Challenge?
The 2020 AHA Innovation Challenge aims to disrupt behavioral health care, inspire new strategies and test bold ideas that will make it easier for people living with psychiatric or substance-use disorders to obtain and afford better treatment, shatter the stigma commonly associated with behavioral health conditions and change lives for the better.
Understanding the Who, What, Why, Where and When of Applying ICD-10-CM Codes for Social Determinants of Health Coding
AHA’s coding clinic will host a webinar focusing on social determinants of health (SDOH) and social needs (SNs) including discussion on the ICD-10-CM categories, the Official Coding Guidelines affecting these codes and how to apply them. The webinar will highlight the importance of SDOH codes for promoting health and equity and showcase a state’s experience with hospitals addressing SDOH and SNs.
FY 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Final Rule
Tammy Love, Director Coding Classification and Policy at the American Hospital Association, will guide webinar participants through key changes and updates, MS-DRG Classifications, Comprehensive CC/MCC Analysis Update, New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) Updates, and more during the one-hour webinar with live Q&A.
FY 2023 Updates Part 1: ICD-10-CM Codes and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting
AHA Coding Clinic webinar - providing updates on the changes to the ICD-10-CM codes and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting effective October 1, 2022.
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS: Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Code Creation, Code Maintenance and Official Advice
Join members of the American Hospital Association’s Central Office team, authors of the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS to: Learn about how ICD-10-CM/PCS codes are created and maintained. Understand the roles of the organizations comprising the ICD-10 Cooperating Parties and their long-standing collaboration on the Official Coding Guidelines and Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS. Understand the “do’s and don’ts” of submitting requests for coding advice to the AHA Central Office. Learn about the AHA’s Central Office processes for handling requests for coding advice and which questions are escalated to the Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Editorial Advisory Board (EAB). Review select examples of Coding Clinic advice and how the EAB’s discussions led to the final published answers.
Lean Six Sigma to Reduce Off-site Patient Telemetry Monitoring Hours by 45% in a Tertiary Medical Center
Operational and physician leaders identified an opportunity to decrease the use of off-site telemetry monitors.
AHA to CMS: Recommendations for Reducing the Burden of Clinical Documentation
AHA recommends CMS actions to reduce burden of clinical documentation.
3 Key Focus Areas to Explore in 2024
The recently released AHA 2024 Environmental Scan offers a wealth of data and context on these challenges to assist health care leaders in their strategic planning as they reshape the future of health care.
Cost-Plus Drug Pricing Models Gain Momentum, but Will They Last?
CVS Health plans to launch its CVS CostVantage and CVS Caremark TrueCost programs in 2025. CostVantage will define the drug cost and related reimbursement with contracted PBMs and payers, CVS noted in a statement.
Best Practices for Implementing Telemedicine
Learn to define and mitigate risks surrounding telemedicine to protect against evolving legal risks and improve the patient experience.