Here is a peek at the new ICD9 codes that were added to the standard Numeric Index for the 2010 year.  CMS has not yet published the 2010 HCC-ICD9 crosswalk.  Here are the new codes:excel

Financial Research Assoc., LLC is hosting an HCC conference this month in St. Louis on March 26,27. Come hear from new vendors in the HCC space, as well as hear from more established vendors who are adding RADV preparation services, as well as thinking more broadly about the role of HCC coding and risk adjustment for overall disease management. I will be speaking on the top 10 HCC coding errors that lead to missing HCCs. Here is the conference link and agenda:

We’ve brought together the industry’s foremost Medicare revenue management experts to provide the attendees with a comprehensive discussion of optimizing Medicare HCC management with sessions on:

-Managing Basic to Advanced Requirements for HCC & ICD-9 Codes
-Preparing for a CMS Coding Intensity Audit
-Structuring and Managing Your HCC Staff
-The Top 10 List – HCC Coding Red Flags & 10 Errors That Are Losing Revenue
-Assessing Systems Support and Requirements for HCC Management
-Effective Targeting for Chart Reviews
-Avoiding Non-Compliance & Regulatory Issues

If you need a quick text-graphic for a project, check out wordle. I created this HCC-related pic with it.

Thanks to Jim Swoben for creating a useful HCC website with resources and HCC-related links.  There is a nice link to juju.com for HCC related jobs. His site link is here.

The HCC Blog has traded sponsorship links with Financial Research Associates, a company that sponsors national conferences on leading business topics. There are several Medicare conferences coming up. In fact, next week in Alexandria, VA is the Medicare HCC Management Conference starting November 10. Other upcoming conferences are: the Medicare Financial Management Conference, December 4-5, 2008 in Chicago, and another Medicare HCC Management Conference, March 16-17 in St. Louis. All conference details can be found : here.

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The goal of this blog is to further the understanding of the CMS-HCC risk adjustment payment model for Medicare Advantage plans.  We hope to promote discussion among MA plans, Medicare, and various consultants to MA plans that will help us understand the consequences of the new payment model.  A common goal for all involved is to promote better disease management, improved provider documentation and improved revenue for the MA plans that care for over 9 million Medicare beneficiaries.