MS-DRG Training Handbook

Don’t waste time trying to decipher complications and comorbidities (CC) changes under MS-DRGs and determine how to educate coders and physicians on how codes will affect payment under this new system. The MS-DRG Training Handbook uses case studies and specific coding examples written in plain English to clearly demonstrate why it’s important for physicians to document to the highest degree of specificity. Coders will learn how to dig deeper into the documentation and use the most accurate codes to describe the procedures and services provided.

The ‘why’ and ‘how’ are explained so that MS-DRGs are easy to understand

The MS-DRG Training Handbook is a one-stop training tool that meets the different needs of physicians and coders and forges a partnership for documentation excellence, coding compliance, and reimbursement success.

Save time, earn money

Physicians and coders alike will save valuable time when they understand what they need to do to comply with MS-DRGs.

• Physicians will provide more detailed documentation when they understand how to document CCs, major complications/comorbidities (MCCs), and present-on-admission (POA) indicators. This handbook provides a detailed breakdown of how to document specific conditions such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, anemia, and more.
• Coders and CDI specialists wills save time when they understand what they need to look for in the documentation, how deep to dig to get the right code to match the patient’s condition, and how to apply the new codes.
• You'll earn the money your hospital deserves when the job is done right.

Sold in packages of 10 copies, The MS-DRG Handbook:

• Explains the MS-DRG system and how it differs from the CMS-DRG system
• Addresses documentation issues related to MS-DRGs, such as how to query physicians for CCs and MCCs
• Discusses how the POA indicator ties in with MS-DRGs
• Provides a detailed breakdown of what physicians need to document regarding specific conditions, such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, anemia, and many others, so they can more accurately describe the character, underlying causes, complications, and severity of a patient’s illness

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