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HOSPITAL MEETING Friday, November 3, 2017 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Location: The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, 303 East 17 th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. 11 th Floor Rooms A&B. Conference Line: 1-877-820-7831 Passcode: 294442# For


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HOSPITAL MEETING

Friday, November 3, 2017 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, 303 East 17th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. 11th Floor Rooms A&B. Conference Line: 1-877-820-7831 Passcode: 294442# For more information contact: Elizabeth Quaife at elizabeth.quaife@state.co.us

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Overview of Meetings

  • General Hospital Meeting

9:00-10:00

  • Break

10 min.

  • General Hospital Meeting cont’d

10:10-12:00

  • Lunch Break

12:00-1:00

  • Specialty Hospital Meeting

1:00-2:00

  • EAPG Engagement Meeting

2:00-4:00

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Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

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GROUND RULES FOR WEBINAR

  • WE WILL BE RECORDING THIS WEBINAR
  • PLEASE MUTE YOUR LINE UNLESS SPEAKING
  • Please speak clearly when asking a question and give your name and

hospital

  • We are going to try to avoid muting the phone lines to encourage

conversation, so please don’t:

  • Put us on hold
  • Drive in your car w/window open while listening
  • Sit in a noisy location
  • Be cautious of side conversations and language (we can

hear you and it is being recording)

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Welcome & Introductions

  • Thank you for participating today!
  • We are counting on your participation to make

these meetings successful

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  • 3/3/2017
  • 5/5/2017
  • 7/7/2017
  • 9/1/2017
  • 11/3/2017

Dates for Future Hospital Engagement Meetings in 2017

The agenda for upcoming meetings will be available on our external website in advance of each meeting. https://www.colorado.gov/hcpf/inpatient- hospital-payment Registration links for each session during the day will also be available prior to the meeting. Just click on the links to register for each session and you will receive the link to connect to the webinar. Meetings will now begin at 9am starting with 11/3/2017 meeting

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Future Hospital Engagement Meetings in 2018

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  • Meetings are from 9:00am-12:00pm
  • Please Note: Starting January 12, 2018, Engagement

Meetings will be moved to 303 East 17th Avenue, Denver Conference Room 7B & 7C

Engagement Meeting Dates for 2018

01/12/2018 07/13/2018 03/02/2018 09/07/2018 05/04/2018 11/02/2018

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Colorado Hospital Transformation Program

Matt Haynes Special Finance Projects Manager

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Our Mission

Improving health care access and

  • utcomes for the people we serve

while demonstrating sound stewardship of financial resources

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Our Vision

The Coloradans we serve will have integrated health care and enjoy physical, mental and social well-being.

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Today’s Meeting

  • Building on Enterprise Legislation
  • Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) Overview
  • HTP Timeline
  • Community and Health Neighborhood Engagement
  • Discussion and Questions
  • Next Steps

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On the Road to Better Health

How the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is Driving Improved Health Care Delivery and Payment Systems in Colorado

Payment Reform Models Taxpayers Clients

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FQHCs PCPs

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WHY? Because almost one of four Coloradans is covered by Health First Colorado, HCPF has the ability to move the market.

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WHO? HCPF partners with key stakeholders.

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HOW? HCPF works with stakeholders to build a value-based system.

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DESTINATION? System Transformation.

Quadruple Aim

  • Lowered Costs
  • Improved Quality
  • Improved Health
  • Provider Satisfaction

L TSS Specialists RAEs

Desired Outcome

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Who Gets Payments for Services

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Building on Enterprise Legislation

  • The Enterprise legislation approval – moving toward value.
  • Legislation calls for an implementation date of October 1,

2019 for an 1115 waiver focusing on adding value into our delivery system.

  • The Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) will be phased

in to provide adequate time for us to work in partnership.

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SB 17-267 - Enterprise

  • Establishes the Provider Fee program as a state

enterprise

  • Directive to pursue Delivery System Reform

Incentive Payments

  • Planning Phase
  • Goals
  • Focus Areas

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Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) Overview

  • The Hospital Transformation Program (HTP) is a critical step

toward adding value into the system over time.

  • Delivery system transformation continues to be a central

goal of HCPF.

  • Tied to the existing supplemental payments
  • Focus on Community Engagement.

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HTP Goals

  • Improve patient outcomes through care redesign and

integration of care across settings;

  • Improve the patient experience in the delivery system by

ensuring appropriate care in appropriate settings;

  • Lower Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program)

costs through reductions in avoidable hospital utilization and increased effectiveness and efficiency in care delivery;

  • Accelerate hospitals’ organizational, operational, and systems

readiness for value-based payment; and

  • Increase collaboration between hospitals and other providers.

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HTP Priorities

The HTP envisions transforming care across the following six priority areas:

  • Care Coordination and Care Transitions
  • Complex Care Management for Targeted Populations
  • Behavioral Health and SUD Coordination
  • Perinatal Care and Improved Birth Outcomes
  • Recognizing & Addressing Social Determinants
  • Reduce Total Cost of Care

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HTP Hospital Role

Colorado’s hospitals have a critical role to play in the HTP, and will be asked to:

  • Engage with community partners
  • Recognize and address the social determinants of health
  • Prevent avoidable hospital utilization
  • Ensure access to appropriate care and treatment
  • Improve patient outcomes
  • Ultimately reduce costs and contribute to reductions in total cost
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HTP Timeline

August, 2017 – October, 2018 – Planning period

  • The Department will host a series of workgroup meetings

with urban and rural providers to finalize the HTP.

  • The Department will be engaged with providers and
  • rganizations throughout the spectrum of the delivery

system for input and feedback that will inform program development

  • This period will also include time for hospitals to develop

processes for engaging with their communities.

  • We will also be drafting the waiver during this period.

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HTP Timeline

October, 2018 – October, 2019 – Ramp-up period

  • This pre-waiver period will serve as a ramp-up in alignment

with the provider fee year to establish critical relationships and identify HTP initiatives.

  • Hospitals will begin an in-depth community engagement

process to further determine the needs of the community and the roles hospitals can play to support those needs.

  • Hospitals will begin developing project ideas for the program

application

  • Waiver negotiations with CMS will occur.

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HTP Timeline

October 1, 2019 – HTP implementation

  • As the Enterprise legislation outlines, we will be moving

forward with an 1115 Waiver with an implementation date beginning October 1, 2019.

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Community and Health Neighborhood Engagement

11/3/2017

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Questions and Discussion

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Contact Information

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Matt Haynes Special Finance Projects Manager Matt.Haynes@state.co.us

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What Rates is receiving during escalations:

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Can you look at Claim number XXXXXXXXX. The information is vague and we are having to do a full analysis with the claim or go back and forth with Provider to get more information on what is going on. This is taking up Analyst’s and Provider’s time

  • unnecessarily. Impacting other tasks such as coordinating Mass

Adjustments or writing of Transmittals.

Claim Escalation Process

Can you help me with EAPGs Questions on claims or system should go through DXC first prior to escalation with few exceptions. DXC Provider Services Call Center: 1-844-235-2387

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Claim Escalation Process (cont)

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Escalate Claims if:

  • 1. Contacted DXC and received conflicting information from either DXC rep to

DXC rep or State and DXC rep, obtain CTNs (call tracking number)

  • 2. Contacted DXC and unable to resolve issue, obtain CTN (call tracking number)
  • 3. Department has asked for specific case examples. Can bypass DXC and contact

representative specified for topic

  • 4. Issue previously escalated to Department and not resolved
  • Example: Part of Mass Adjustment Test. Test went through and another

denial has occurred and reporting back to Department results of Mass Adjustment.

  • 5. Topics generally outside of Rates Department (if received, typically forwarded

to correct Department)

  • Timely Filing
  • Enrollment
  • Portal issues
  • Transportation

**Note: If escalated to Rates Department, issue may be forwarded to a different department to obtain resolution if outside of Rates’ knowledge. Example: Issues with the Portal will be forwarded to Systems**

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Provider Checklist for Escalation:

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When escalating a claim make sure to:

  • 1. Check Known Issues Page
  • 2. Confirm that no one else in Provider Hospital is

escalating the same claim/question

  • 3. Provide CTN (Call Tracking Number) from DXC
  • 4. Provide advice received from DXC
  • 5. Provide ICN /Claim number
  • 6. Provide explanation for the escalation
  • Claim under/over paid
  • Claim denied. What was the denial reason?
  • Responding to a previous issue
  • 7. Provider’s calculation of the claim, what was paid

vs what should have been paid. OR Denial codes received OR Steps taken to resolve previously escalated claim with new denial code(s)/reason(s) for re-escalation

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Escalation Examples

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Can you help me with Claim XXXXXXXX. I contacted DXC, CTN YYYYYYYYY, they do not know why the claim was denied. Denial reason EOB 1234 and EOB 5678. Thank you for any assistance. Why this is helpful: Providing complete information allows timely responses/investigation from the Department. Can pull the claim, review issues and review resolutions. When appropriate, Department will then forward information to DXC for additional training opportunities to assist with future calls. Can you help me with Claim XXXXXXXX. I contacted DXC, CTN YYYYYYYYY, they said the claim was paid correctly. We were paid $1234.56 I calculated our payment at $4567.89 using the following methodology …. It appears to have grouped correctly but I am not sure why the payment

  • discrepancy. Any guidance appreciated.
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Specialty Hospital Future Meetings

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  • Obtain Feedback/ Ideas
  • Understand patient’s journey
  • Prior to admission to Specialty
  • During stay at Specialty
  • After discharge from Specialty
  • Volunteers for Onsite Visits

Would like to meet with most LTACs and Rehabs at least

  • nce prior to end of the year.

Specialty Hospital Engagement Meetings 10/06/2017 (1pm-3pm) 11/3/2017 (1pm-2pm) 12/01/2017 (1pm-2pm)

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Specialty Hospital Budget Neutral

**Implementation Goal July 1, 2018**

Step Down Per Diem Rate Using Blanket Calculated Service Days and 5% Stepdown:

Q1 $ Q2 $ Q3 $ Q4 - starts $ LTAC 0-21 $2,084.02 22-42 $1,979.82 43-77 $1,880.83 78 $1,786.79 REHAB 0-21 $1,082.20 22-42 $1,028.09 43-77 $976.69 78 $927.85 CRAIG 0-21 $3,070.13 22-42 $2,916.62 43-77 $2,770.79 78 $2,632.25

Moving Forward with Proposed Per Diem Rates Thank you to the Specialty Providers participating in our meetings and will continue conversations about next steps and feedback at our 1pm meeting today.

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Data Request for CC/CCECs

  • In an effort to understand utilization and cost at

hospital owned CCs and CCECs we request you provide the following:

➢ A list of all CCs/CCECs your hospital owns/operates ➢ Identify claims from these locations

▪ Either ICN/TCNs, Client/DOS, or other unique identifiers

➢ Other data to help us assess cost and utilization at

these locations

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  • Proper billing procedures for Newborn on Mother’s Claim can be

found in the Inpatient/Outpatient Billing Manual.

  • If the Mother is in the hospital, the mother and baby's charges

(procedure and diagnosis codes) are billed on one claim as one stay. Services should be billed on the mother’s claim until the time the mother is discharged.

  • If procedures for the newborn were performed during the mother’s

stay, they should only appear on the mother’s claim. They should not appear on the newborn’s claim after the mother was

  • discharged. If they do appear on the newborn’s claim, the claim will

deny.

  • Mother’s claims with a newborn diagnosis or procedure that has an

age or gender restriction are currently encountering errors. The Department is working on a solution to this problem.

Newborn on Mother’s Claim

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Bundling Policy

Admit/From Date

  • "Bundling" describes a single reimbursement package

for related services to an inpatient: associated

  • utpatient, laboratory, and supply services provided

in a 24-hour period immediately prior to the hospital admission, during the hospital stay and 24 hours immediately after discharge.

  • Admit Date is after the From Date
  • EOBs: 1730, 1731, 1393, 1395, 1920, 1930 and 1702.
  • DXC and the Department is actively working on the

issue.

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Interim Billing Requirements

Per UB-04: IP and OP Billing Manual All of the conditions must be met in order for the claim to qualify for Interim Billing: 1. Health First Colorado must be the Primary Payer. If recipient has other medical insurance including Medicare and private insurances. They do not qualify for Interim Billing 2. Each request must reach a payable amount from Health First Colorado of $100,000 3. Claim must be in an outlier status (not documented in current manual but will be in updated manual coming soon) 4. Can only use Bill types 112, 113 or 114.

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Interim Type of Bill

Type of Bill 112: First Interim Claim

➢ First bill submitted by the hospital for the services

performed from the admission date through the billing date. Type of Bill 113: Continuous Interim Claim

➢ Billed when the services have exceeded an additional

$100,000 from the first interim claim

➢ Must be billed using the admission date through billing

date Type of Bill 114: Last Interim Claim

➢ Billed after the patient has been discharged from the

hospital and billed using the admission date through discharge date.

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EAPG Updates

  • July 1, 2017 Rate Updates Completed
  • “Lower of” Pricing Logic in 3M Service Pack

Release

  • Mass adjustments still scheduled for mid-November
  • EOB 2580 (Access Kaiser) claims reprocessed

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EAPG Bi-Weekly Meetings

2017 Meetings, Conference Room 11B & 11C, 2:00pm-4:00pm 11/17/2017 12/01/2017

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2018 Meetings, Conference Room 7B, 2:00pm-4:00pm 01/12/2018 01/26/2018 02/09/2018 03/02/2018 03/16/2018 03/30/2018 04/13/2018 05/04/2018 05/18/2018 06/01/2018 06/15/2018 06/29/2018

Please Note: Future 2018 Meetings will be held at 303 E. 17th Ave Denver Conference Room 7B

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APR-DRG Current Version 33

ICD-10 10/1/2017 Update: The APR-DRG Version 33 Software was updated to reflect the ICD-10 10/1/2017 Update on 10/3/2017. DXC checked and no claims required mass adjustment as a result of this update.

ICD-10 10/1/2017 Update

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FY2017-18 Hospital Base Rates approved by CMS Hospital Base Rates were updated in the MMIS and mass adjustments for all claims with serve to dates on or after 7/1/2017 were processed.

FY2017-18 Rates and Mass Adjustments

Claim Status Claim Type Count % % Claim Status Paid Inpatient Xover Claims 2048 9.90% Paid Inpatient Claims 18141 88.10% 98.00% Suspended Inpatient Xover Claims 102 0.50% Suspended Inpatient Claims 311 1.50% 2.00% 20602 100.00%

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Delay in IPP-LARCs Implementation: Approximately 4,500 birth claims with DRGs 540, 542 & 560 are currently being mass-adjusted again due to an error in instituting new DRG weights associated with IPP-LARCs

  • implementation. CMS approval for IPP-LARCs payment

changes have been delayed. The Birth Claims affected will have a weight that is 0.004 higher than previously adjudicated. For a hospital with a base rate of $5,000 this will result in an additional $20.

FY2017-18 Rates and Mass Adjustments

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IPP-LARCs Implementation Estimated Timeline Updated 11/3/2017

CMS approval for FY2017-18 rates is received 7/1/2017 Mass Adjustment of all claims back to 7/1/2017 to reflect FY2017-18 CMS approved base rates and Adjusted Birth DRG weights as proposed. ~October 2017 Mass Adjustment of Claims with correct coding will receive payment for IPP-LARCs at this time CMS approval for IPP- LARCs State Plan change is received and Adjusted Birth DRG weights are instituted. ?

Please Note: The State has no control over when CMS approves State Plan changes.

TBD

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APR-DRG Weight Changes due to Removal of IPP-LARC

DRG-SOI Affected Birth DRGs FY2015-16 Weight w/ LARCs Weight w/LARCs removed Difference in Weights

540-1

3,277 0.5893 0.5853 0.0040

540-2

less than 30 0.9434 0.9394 0.0040

540-3

less than 30 1.3456 1.3416 0.0040

540-4

141 3.1956 3.1916 0.0040

542-1

1,238 0.3787 0.3747 0.0040

542-2

less than 30 0.5629 0.5589 0.0040

542-3

less than 30 1.0438 1.0398 0.0040

542-4

9,286 4.8252 4.8212 0.0040

560-1

719 0.4795 0.4755 0.0040

560-2

6,850 0.5601 0.5561 0.0040

560-3

99 0.7559 0.7519 0.0040

560-4

1,718 2.2333 2.2293 0.0040 23,393

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APR-DRG Weight Changes due to Removal of IPP-LARC

  • Utilization
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Immediate Post-Partum Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (IPP-LARCs / IUDs and Implants) prior to hospital discharge is efficacious in preventing unintentional follow-up pregnancies.

  • IPP-LARCs are currently paid as part of the global OB payment,

through the APR-DRG system.

  • A method to “carve-out” IPP-LARCs from the APR-DRG system has

been developed and will be submitted to CMS for approval.

  • The Department is planning on instituting this change in payment on

July 1, 2017 TBD provided that approval is received from CMS.

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  • Proposed method for extra “carve-out” payment of Immediate Post

Partum LARCs (Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives)

Maternity Immediate Post-Partum Long- Acting Reversible Contraceptives

DIAGNOSIS CODES JCODE MODIFIER NDC Z30.430 J7298 FP 5041942101 Z30.49 J7307 FP 00052027401 DIAGNOSIS CODES JCODE MODIFIER NDC Z30.430 J7298 5041942101 Please note, The Department is only recommending what needs to appear on a claim in order to receive credit for inserting an IPP-LARCs

LARCS SUPPLEMENT PAID REQUIREMENTS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL IPP-LARCS CLAIMS LARCS SUPPLEMENT NOT PAID

ANY CLAIMS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THE FP MODIFIER OR ANY OTHER REQURIED CODES WILL NOT RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR THE LARCS SUPPLEMENT

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Count of ICN_NBR Column Labels Row Labels ICD10_oldsystem ICD10_wrongversion LVP_3hosp Transfer_Claims Grand Total HealthOne 50 3 1 54 HealthOne North Suburban Medical Center 8 8 HealthOne Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center 7 1 8 HealthOne Rose Medical Center 6 2 8 HealthOne Sky Ridge Medical Center 4 4 HealthOne Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital 1 1 2 HealthOne Swedish Medical Center 9 9 HealthOne The Medical Center of Aurora 15 15 HealthSouth 5 1 15 21 HealthSouth Littleton Rehabilitation 3 6 9 HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs 2 1 9 12 SCL Health 50 50 Exempla Good Samaritan 4 4 Exempla Lutheran Medical Center 14 14 Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc. 23 23 Platte Valley Medical Center 3 3

  • St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Inc.

6 6 UC-HEALTH 50 6 56 Memorial Hospital 18 2 20 Poudre Valley Hospital 10 10 University of Colorado Hospital 22 4 26 YAMPA 7 39 46 Yampa Valley Medical Center 7 39 46 Grand Total 162 10 39 16

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MASS ADJUSTMENT TESTING UPDATE

227 Claims – Scheduled Process Date 9/8/2017

Numbers are subject to change due to adjustments made by Providers or Department staff

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FINDINGS FROM MASS ADJUSTMENT TEST

We are currently discussing resolution strategies with DXC. 78 out of 227 claims paid from the Mass Adjustment Test

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FINDINGS FROM MASS ADJUSTMENT TEST

InterChange Claims w/discharge dates on or after 3/1/2017:

  • Timely filing has been lifted for all State Processed Mass Adjustments
  • Otherwise these claims appear to have processed with relatively few

errors Next Steps:

  • A new transmittal is being created to process all claims with discharge

dates on or after 3/1/2017 that should process correctly.

  • The Department will also be reaching out to one of the test hospitals to

test Legacy Xerox claims with detail dates & Medicare payment dates present to see if those claims can be processed without harming providers.

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MASS ADJUSTMENTS – updated 11/2/2017

9,444 Claims

8,397 ICD10 New Diagnosis/New Surgical Procedure Codes Claims

10/1/2016 - 2/28/2017

722 claims CMS Rural Demonstration Hospitals – LVP restored, paid dates >= 7/1/2016 & <= 5/5/2017

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214 Claims processed after 3/1/2017 using wrong DRG version 111 LTAC/ Rehab Transfer Claims 3/1/2017 – 5/2/2017

*Numbers are subject to change due to adjustments made by Providers or Department staff

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*Numbers are subject to change due to adjustments made by Providers or Department staff

MASS ADJUSTMENTS – updated 11/2/2017

9,444 Claims

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CODES THAT TRIGGER TRANSFER PRICING

▪ Form Locator 15, Source of Admission (04 = Transfer from a Hospital (different facility)) ▪ Form Locator 17, Patient Discharge Status (02, 05, 62, 63, 66, 69, 82, 85, 90, 91, or 94)

New coding instituted 3/1/2017 with new InterChange system.

PATIENT STATUS/DISCHARGE CODES:

02 Discharged/transferred to another short term hospital √ 05 Discharged/transferred to another type institution √ 62 Discharged/transferred to an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. √ 63 Discharged/transferred to a Medicare certified long term care hospital. √ 66 Transferred/Discharged to Critical Access Hospital CAH √ 69 Discharged/Transferred to Designated Disaster Alternative Care Site. √ 82 Discharged/transferred to a Short Term General Hospital for Inpatient Care with A Planned Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission √ 85 Discharged/transferred to a Designated Cancer Center or Children’s Hospital with a Planned Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Readmission √ 90 Discharged/transferred to an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) including Rehabilitation Distinct Part Units of a Hospital with a Planned Acute Care Hospital Readmission √ 91 Discharged/transferred to a Medicare Certified Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) with a Planned Acute Care Hospital Readmission √ 94 Discharged/transferred to a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) with a Planned Acute Care Hospital Readmission √

√ Triggers Transfer Pricing (LTAC and Rehab Hospitals are exempt).

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“LOWER OF” PRICING – BILLED AMOUNT

The Social Security Act Title XIX requires that State Medicaid Programs pay no more than the “customary charges” for inpatient services and those customary charges are the “provider billed amount” input on Medicaid Claims. This has been a long time policy and can be found in the General Provider Information Manual under “Lower of Pricing.” If the sum of the provider “billed amounts” entered on the Medicaid Claim is less than the amount that would be paid for the DRG Base Rate + Outlier Payments, then the provider’s total “billed amount” is paid on the claim.

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Professional Fees Billing

This is long-standing billing policy for Medicaid. The intent of the policy is to prevent double payment for services. If reimbursement for professional services is included in the hospital specific rate via the cost report, and is also billed for and reimbursed separately, then this would results in double payment. The Department will continue to evaluate this policy with hospitals through the hospital stakeholder engagement meetings to ensure the policy intent aligns with how it has been operationalized historically.

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Professional Fees Billing

“Costs associated with professional services by salaried physicians are included in the hospital's rate structure and cannot be billed separately to the Health First Colorado. Do not bill professional fees (revenue codes 0960-0989) for emergency and outpatient services as an 837 Institutional (837I) electronic transaction or on the UB-04 claim form. Professional fees for services provided in the emergency room by contract physicians must be billed by the physician as an 837 Professional (837P) electronic transaction or on the CMS 1500 claim form using the appropriate HCPCS codes. The Health First Colorado payment is made to the physician.”

  • -- Provider IP/OP Hospital Billing Manual

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Professional Fees Billing

  • Department concerns

➢ Prevent double billing ➢ Increase transparency ➢ Consistency across hospitals

  • Hospital concerns

➢ Being paid for services rendered ➢ Etc.

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Professional Fees Billing

  • Propose all professional services be billed on 1500
  • Would this cause problems for any hospitals?
  • If so please provide detailed explanations of how

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Questions, Comments, & Solutions

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Thank You!

Ana Lucaci Hospital Policy Specialist Ana.Lucaci@state.co.us Raine Henry Hospital Policy Specialist Raine.Henry@state.co.us Melanie Reece Family Planning Policy Specialist Melanie.Reece@state.co.us Andrew Larson CC/CCEC Rates Analyst Andrew.Larson@state.co.us Shane Mofford Payment Reform Section Manager Shane.Mofford@state.co.us Kevin Martin Fee for Service Rates Manager Kevin.Martin@state.co.us Diana Lambe Hospital Rates Analyst Diana.Lambe@state.co.us Andrew Abalos Hospital Rates Analyst Andrew.Abalos@state.co.us Elizabeth Quaife Specialty Hospital Rates Analyst Elizabeth.Quaife@state.co.us