Obesity

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Case Study: High Severity Reimbursement Approved Following Severity Discussion

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THE CHALLENGE Last year, several payers implemented or announced some tactical changes in their provider reimbursement policies. The providers took a hit with these evaluation and management (E/M) downcoding programs, resulting in lower-tier payments to providers if the payers disagreed with the severity of the patients’ illnesses. Regulatory review has sidelined the rollout of some […]

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Case Study: Profound Obesity Risk Factor Overturns Denied Inpatient Stay

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CLINICAL SUMMARY: A 29-year-old male patient with no significant past medical history arrived at the Emergency Department with ongoing abdominal pain, cramping and tenderness in the left upper quadrant and epigastric region. This patient presented with a weight of 523 pounds, a BMI of 87 and labs as follows: WBC 12.07, ANC 9.34, Hgb 13.4,

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