Predictable risk adjustment is vital for accessible, quality care
Risk adjustment is a statistical method that seeks to predict a person’s likely use and costs of health care services. The methodology equates the health status of a person to a number, called a risk score, to predict healthcare costs.
Risk adjustment is critical to adequately compensate health insurance plans so they maintain coverage and access to care for beneficiaries likely to incur higher than average costs. Providers also play an important role in risk adjustment as the health plans will look at diagnosis codes that providers submit on claims to understand a patient’s risk factor.
Poor data leads to unreliable risk adjustment and poorer outcomes for patients and providers
Diagnosis data contained in medical claims is the primary mechanism for communication between providers the health plans and should be comprehensive of the conditions positively assessed during each visit. But only using claims data and select chart audits provides an incomplete picture of the disease burden of a patient population resulting in missed opportunities for more accurate documentation, resulting in lower quality care and lower reimbursement for provider organizations.
With a more comprehensive view of patients, providers can close more risk gaps and improve population health
When patients’ health history is more accurately documented, providers and leadership engaged in risk adjustment get a full understanding of their performance and opportunities. This makes it easier for providers to identify and assess suspected diagnoses at the point of care resulting in more accurate documentation. Increased reimbursement from payers can be reinvested back into better patient care.
Risk adjustment applications
Identify and assess suspected diagnoses at the point of care, simplify coding and documentation, and increase transparency and collaboration to close risk gaps across your network.
Healthcare Reporting for Providers
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Point-of-Care Insights
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Provider-Payer Collaboration
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Unified SDoH data
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Risk adjustment insights to improve patient outcomes
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