Know how code assignment affects data quality and risk adjustment
Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, October 1, 2009
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Coded data are used in a variety of ways, including the following:
- Physician profiling
- Measurement of physician efficiency
- Calculation of value in healthcare delivery
- Risk adjustment in risk of morbidity/mortality and readmission rates
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