Art Appreciation I

What is 2D art to you as one who lives in the 21st century? What kind of 2D art do you personally like? What have you seen in this unit that you never knew existed as 2D art? How have your perceptions of art changed as you begin to understand the breadth of visual art that exists in the world?

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My future plans are to take over for the paramedic program director in a few years when she retires. 2D art to me as someone who lives in the 21st century is a form of expression or making a statement. In the city of Atlanta we have a multitude of street art that everyone in the city enjoys. For example the krog steet bridge and market is also called the rainbow bridge due to its multicolored sketches and 2D art that has heighth and width but lacks alot of depth. The images that are painted are not always random expressions that are just nice to look at, alot of the artist here in atlanta want to convey a message and make the viewer think. So far in this unit I have learned that photography was considered art that may sound unscholarly but I own it and now I know better. I would say so far my perceptions have and are chaging as I am making a cognative effort to view more artwork around me and try and understand the artist viewpoint or purpose for his or her work.

Coding Compliance: Analyze, Investigate, and Take Action

Coding Compliance: Analyze, Investigate, and Take Action

 

In this assignment, you will take on the role of a Coding Manager who has been summoned to the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) office. The CMO has expressed a concern about the coding for Internal Medicine (IM) physicians because she has received some complaints.

 

This assignment takes you through a series of steps where you will: interpret data that has been collected, further manipulate the data, determine if you need to make changes to your coding staff and, finally, report back to the CMO.

 

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    Module 05 Assignment – Coding Compliance: Analyze, Investigate, and Take Action

    In this assignment, you will take on the role of a Coding Manager who has been summoned to the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) office. The CMO has expressed a concern about the coding for Internal Medicine (IM) physicians because she has received some complaints. Some IM doctors indicate that pay amongst the IM doctors is varying a great deal, and they want to make more money, as well.

    Since physician pay is driven by Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding assignment, the CMO wonders if the coder is new. You explain that there are several coders in the IM area since coders are cross trained over many specialties for vacation coverage. You indicate that you will track 100 accounts for each of the nine (9) IM providers and will use the national comparative data to identify possible coding problems.

    Your analysis will require you to:

     Part I: interpret data that has been collected

     Part II: manipulate the data

     Part III: determine if you need to make changes to your coding staff and report back to the CMO

    Part I – Interpret the Data

    Chart 1: Here is the national comparative data for physician E&M level assignment.

    Source: Medicare Provider Utilization and Cost Physician and Other Supplier NPI Aggregate, 2013.The detailed NPI and HCPCS data file can also be used to examine how patterns of service use vary across physicians and specialties. Chart shows the distribution of routine office visits (a.k.a., Evaluation and Management services) for some common specialty types. Medicare has five different HCPCS billing codes (99211-99215) for routine office visits based on the length of the visit ranging 5 minutes for 99211 (level 1) to 40 minutes for 99215 (level 5). As may be expected, specialties such as Dermatology bill a higher proportion of shorter-length office visits (e.g., level 2) than Internal Medicine or Nurse Practitioners, whereas specialties such as Cardiology and Hematology/Oncology bill a higher proportion of higher-length office visits (e.g., levels 4 and 5).

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    Internal Medicine Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Opthalmology Dermatology Hematology/ Oncology

    E&M Level Assignment, Provider Type

    99211 99212 99213 99214 99215

     

     

    The following questions use the information provided above.

    1. Which Specialty type averaged 28% of E&M level 99212? a. Cardiology b. Internal Medicine c. Dermatology d. Ophthalmology

    2. Which Specialty type has the highest average in E&M level 99215? a. Hematology/Oncology b. Cardiology c. Dermatology d. Ophthalmology

    3. Which E&M level has a routine office visit with a length of visit equal to 40 minutes? a. 99214 b. 99215 c. 99213 d. 99212

    Chart 2: Further comparative data includes the typical reimbursement for each level.

    E&M Level Average Reimbursement

    Internal Medicine Breakdown from

    Chart 1 Level 99211 $18.46 3%

    Level 99212 $38.03 3%

    Level 99213 $64.27 44%

    Level 99214 $96.61 46%

    Level 99215 $130.40 4%

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    4. What is the difference in payment between the highest E&M level and the lowest E&M level? a. $130.40 b. $92.37 c. $110.06 d. $111.94

    5. What E&M level is most frequently assigned to an Internal Medicine account according to the National Comparative Data?

    a. 99211 b. 99215 c. 99214 d. 99212

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    To complete the data tracking, you randomly select 100 accounts for the month for all internal medicine providers and record the billed E&M level for each account. The IM providers are doctors: Viper, Shaniff, Marck, Patel, Chobinson, Abraham, Raju, Myers and Turner. Your findings regarding the 900 accounts is recorded below.

    Chart 3: Total Number of Accounts by Provider for each E&M Level.

    Level Assigned Viper Shaniff Marck Patel Chobinson Abraham Raju Myers Turner

    Level 99211 2 8 22 4 0 5 6 1 0

    Level 99212 15 10 33 17 7 25 8 18 0

    Level 99213 41 39 35 41 80 37 29 31 2

    Level 99214 26 41 10 34 11 27 36 36 40

    Level 99215 16 2 0 4 2 6 21 14 58

    100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

    6. Which provider in Chart 3 has the most accounts in the highest E&M level? a. Viper b. Chobinson c. Myers d. Turner

    7. From Chart 3, which provider’s data seems to reflect downcoding? a. Chobinson b. Viper c. Marck d. Myers

    8. From Chart 3, which provider’s data seems to reflect upcoding? a. Turner b. Raju c. Shaniff d. Abraham

    9. From Chart 3, which provider’s data seems to reflect clustering? a. Chobinson b. Turner c. Raju d. Patel

    10. From the above 900 accounts, which providers seem to have possible coding compliance issues that you should follow up on?

    a. Myers, Raju and Patel b. Patel, Chobinson and Shaniff c. Abraham, Raju and Marck d. Turner, Marck and Chobinson

    11. Using data from Chart 2 and Chart 3, forecast which provider would likely have the highest income and then which provider would likely have the lowest income for these 900 accounts.

    a. Chobinson and Abraham b. Turner and Marck c. Patel and Shaniff d. Raju and Viper

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    Part II – Manipulate the Data

    Chart 4: Total Number of Accounts by Provider for each E&M Level with Average Reimbursement.

    All Providers, Clinic Total for Month Level Assigned

    Average $ Reimbursement Viper Shaniff Marck Patel Chobinson Abraham Raju Myers Turner

    Level 99211

    $18.46 2 8 22 4 0 5 6 1 0

    Level 99212

    $38.03 15 10 33 17 7 25 8 18 0

    Level 99213

    $64.27 41 39 35 41 80 37 29 31 2

    Level 99214

    $96.61 26 41 10 34 11 27 36 36 40

    Level 99215

    $130.40 16 2 0 4 2 6 21 14 58

    100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

    12. Complete the last two columns on Charts 5 and 6 below for the 2 providers you identified in question #11 above. To calculate column 4, use equation (Avg. Reimbursement) x (# Accounts) = Income. Then add the numbers in the 4th column to calculate the total income for the provider for these accounts. (Charts 5 and 6 each need a Provider NAME plus 11 numbers to be complete.)

    Chart 5

    Provider Name:

    Office Level

    Average Reimbursement

    Provider Accounts from Chart 2

    Income for this Level

    99211 $18.46

    99212 $38.03

    99213 $64.27

    99214 $96.61

    99215 $130.40

    Total Provider Income for these Accounts =

    Chart 6 Provider Name:

    Office Level

    Average Reimbursement

    Provider Numbers from Chart 2

    Income for this Level

    99211 $18.46

    99212 $38.03

    99213 $64.27

    99214 $96.61

    99215 $130.40

    Total Provider Income for these Accounts=

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    13. Which provider has the highest income of all 9 providers in Internal Medicine? a. Myers b. Marck c. Chobinson d. Turner

    Part III – Determine if you need to make Coding Staff changes

    Meet the Coders

    Grace: A credentialed coder who has been coding for 18 years and specializes in orthopedic coding. As a result, she often gets emails from newer coders when they are faced with a challenging ortho account. She is happy to help, pleasant to work with, has excellent attendance and has above average coding accuracy.

    Codes for:

     Orthopedic providers – Gunderson, Talia

     Podiatry providers – Borchart, Riggins

     IM Providers – Raju, Patel and Shaniff

    Penny: A credentialed coder who has been coding for 4 years. She has an associates degree which has benefited her because she is often able to help with anatomy questions from other coders. She is a quiet coder who struggles with attendance and maintains average coding accuracy.

    Codes for:

     Surgery providers – Maxwell, Chandra

     IM Providers – Turner, Marck, Abraham

     Cardiology providers – Wyatt, S. Khan

    Hiba: A credentialed coder who joined the coding team 5 months ago and is nearing her probationary evaluation review. Her coding accuracy has been very good on each of her monthly reviews to date. She has not had any unscheduled absences.

    Codes for:

     Family Practice provider – Zhionobi

     IM Provider – Chobinson, Myers

     Surgery provider – Mendez

    14. After reviewing the above coding assignments and the information in Charts 1 through 5, which coder reflects top notch coding performance?

    a. Hiba b. Grace c. Penny d. Hiba, Grace and Penny

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    You meet with Penny and you learn that Dr. Turner called her two months ago and complained about his level assignments. He invited her to lunch, and they have been lunching each week since then. You decide to do a documentation and coding audit on the Dr. Turner accounts tracked above. To do so, you review the documentation on each account and then you assign an E&M code to each account. This allows a comparison between your E&M coding assignments and Penny’s E&M coding assignments. Your findings are below: Chart 7 Provider Name: Turner

    Office Level

    Penny’s Assigned

    Levels

    Your Assigned

    Levels

    99211 0 4

    99212 0 15

    99213 2 38

    99214 40 41

    99215 58 2

    15. In reviewing the coding disparity in Penny’s coding of Dr. Turner’s accounts, you report the following to the CMO:

    a. A coding compliance issue has been identified and will be monitored every week until an improvement is evidenced or another action becomes necessary.

    b. Coding is accurate and compliant for all Internal Medicine providers and thank her for the input from the CMO.

    c. There is a coding compliance issue for surgery providers and coding assignments are going to be changed to correct it.

    d. There are no findings to report and a coding consultant will be brought in from the outside to investigate coding compliance.

     

    1. Provider Name (Chart 5):
    2. Provider Name (Chart 6):
    3. Chart 5: Provider Accounts from Chart 2 – 99211:
    4. Chart 5: Provider Accounts from Chart 2 – 99212:
    5. Chart 5: Income for this Level – 99212:
    6. Chart 5: Provider Accounts from Chart 2 – 99213:
    7. Chart 5: Income for this Level – 99213:
    8. Chart 5: Provider Accounts from Chart 2 – 99214:
    9. Chart 5: Income for this Level – 99214:
    10. Chart 5: Provider Accounts from Chart 2 – 99215:
    11. Chart 5: Income for this Level – 99215:
    12. Chart 5: Total Provider Income for these Accounts:
    13. Chart 6: Provider Numbers from Chart 2 – 99212:
    14. Chart 6: Provider Numbers from Chart 2 – 99213:
    15. Chart 6: Provider Numbers from Chart 2 – 99211:
    16. Chart 6: Provider Numbers from Chart 2 – 99214:
    17. Chart 6: Provider Numbers from Chart 2 – 99215:
    18. Chart 5: Income for this Level – 99211:
    19. Chart 6: Income for this Level – 99211:
    20. Chart 6: Income for this Level – 99212:
    21. Chart 6: Income for this Level – 99213:
    22. Chart 6: Income for this Level – 99214:
    23. Chart 6: Income for this Level – 99215:
    24. Chart 6: Total Provider Income for these Accounts:
    25. Group1:
    26. Group2:
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    29. Group5:
    30. Group6:
    31. Group7:
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    35. Group11:
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    38. Group15:

Emergency Management Plan

Assignment Instructions

New Hazard Emergency Plan Project – Powerpoint Presentation

Assume you are the local emergency manager for your community.  You have conducted a risk analysis and identified a hazard that presents an imminent threat to your community.  You and your team have drafted a proposal of an emergency operations plan for your mayor or commissioners that covers preparation, mitigation, response, and recovery for the identified hazard.

For your assignment this week prepare a powerpoint presentation to present to your mayor or commissioners that includes, at a minimum, the following information:

• an overview of the hazard and your analysis of the threat

• the sequence of events, resources, and any participants that you and the planning committee would include in the emergency operations plan

• how to share this plan with city/county officials, response organizations, and the public and if there be opportunity for feedback

• the identification of specific roles in the plan

• and whose buy-in and support you need to ensure the effectiveness of the plan and how you propose to secure it.

You should ensure your powerpoint presentation presents a clear plan based on your analysis of the situation. You should use a minimum of three sources to support your plan. These sources may include applicable federal, state, or local laws, as well as research or other sources relevant to your plan.

Your powerpoint presentatin should contain a minimum of ten slides, not including your title and reference slides. All sources used must be properly cited, including pictures and images. Your references should be formatted in APA style. External research will generally be required in addition to the assigned readings. Please create your final project in Microsoft Powerpoint, and upload as an attachment for submission.

Reflective Analysis: Risk Management And The Role Of Managed Care

Details:

Throughout this course, you have identified, examined, and provided individual as well as collaborative analysis on multiple facets of risk management in the health care setting.

Addressing the knowledge you have gained, and building on that knowledge to add your evaluation of the role that the managed care organization (MCO) plays in today’s health care environment, develop a 250-500 word reflection to incorporate the following:

  1. What is a health care organization’s administrative role regarding oversight of risk management policies and ensuring compliance with managed care organization (MCOs) standards?
  2. What is your assessment of the value provided to an organization that stems from the regulatory statutes of a typical MCO? Consider the establishment of conflict resolution and risk management strategies within the health care organization from the employer/employee perspective as well as in regards to patient conflict circumstances.
  3. What MCO responsibilities pertain to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) focus on fraud, waste, and abuse laws?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Reflective Analysis: Risk Management and the Role of Managed Care

 

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