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What healthcare organization collect UHDDS data?
Medicare and Medicaid
What is the acronym UHDDS stands for?
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
What is UHDDS (Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set)?
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set
What is The data set that has been incorporated into federal law and is required for Medicare reporting?
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS)
Where can the UHDDS data be found?
These data elements and their definitions can be found in the July 31, 1985, Register (Vol.50, No. 147), pp. 31038-40
Where can the UHDDS data elements be found?
These data elements and their definitions can be found in the July 31, 1985, Register (Vol.50, No. 147), pp. 31038-40
What does the Abbreviation UHDDS refer to?
it refers to the capitols and governments, stuff like that. I f you still don't understand what I'm saying go to www. UHDDS.org. I'm super sorry if this answer doesn't help!
When should unknown causes or morbidity and mortality be coded?
it is either, a. the physcian documents them on laboratory reports, b. a more definitive diagnosis isn't available, c. reporting acute care hospital codes, or d. they meet UHDDS guidelines, can somone help me figure out which one of the answees is the correct one please, and semd it to me at crystal4jg@hotmail.com. please and thank u to the person that can hrlp mr
What is the inpatient data set that has been incorporated into federal law and is required for Medicare reporting?
The inpatient data set that has been incorporated into federal law and is required for Medicare reporting is known as the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) data set. It includes information on hospital stays, such as diagnoses, procedures performed, and patient demographics. This data set is used for reimbursement purposes and analyzing healthcare utilization and quality.
What is the difference between selection of the principal diagnosis for inpatients versus outpatients?
The most important difference is that the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) definition of principal diagnosis were developed for inpatient reporting and do not apply to the outpatient. Because diagnoses are not established at the time of the initial outpatient encounter or visit, this is an extremely important guideline. In many outpatient cases, the diagnosis code for a presenting sign or symptom must be assigned because a definitive diagnosis has not yet been determined.
What is the difference between physician and hospital billing?
Medical billing and physician billing are often used interchangeably. Medical billers take the coded medical record, and bill the insurance company. Medical billers work in doctors' offices, clinics, and hospitals. It is possible for a medical biller to work at home as well.
What is the difference between primary diagnosis and principal diagnosis?
The Primary Diagnosis is an outdated term in outpatient settings. The term was changed to First-listed Diagnosis some years ago, and it is the main condition treated or investigated during the relevant episode of outpatient (ambulatory) health care. Where there is no definitive diagnosis, the main symptom or sign, abnormal findings, or problem is reported as the first-listed diagnosis. The first-listed diagnosis is reported by physician offices, ambulatory care centers, outpatient hospital settings, and so on.In an inpatient setting, the term "Primary Diagnosis" is still used to reference the condition that was the most serious and/or resource intensive during that hospitalization.The "Principal Diagnosis" (PDX) for inpatient care is defined as that condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care. An important part of the definition above is the phrase "after study," which directs coders to review all patient record documentation associated with an inpatient hospitalization to determine the definitive clinical condition that was the documented reason for the admission. For example, rather than listing the symptom or differential diagnoses available before the work up, the PDX should be what the studies determined was the cause of the symptom. For example the symptom of chest pain that could be either due to pneumonia or due to a heart attack would not be assigned as the PDX unless what caused the chest pain could not be determined prior to discharge. If it were determined to be caused by a heart attack, then that would be the PDX.Another example of the difference between Primary and Principal diagnoses in inpatient coding is a patient admitted to the hospital for a surgical procedure such as gallbladder surgery and then, in the post operative period, suffers a heart attack: The primary diagnosis would be the heart attack because it will require more services, more consultations, more medications, etc., and a longer hospital confinement and is also more serious than the gallbladder. However, the principal diagnosis would be the problem with the gallbladder since that is what originally brought the patient into the hospital for care and the heart attack would be listed as a relevant secondary diagnosis.Different health care insurers (including Medicare in the US) use the Principal Diagnosis designation along with the secondary diagnoses (that have bearing on the care during the hospitalization) and the significant surgical procedures performed to create a grouping called a DRG (Diagnosis Related Group). The DRG can be used in prospective payment systems (PPS) to establish reimbursement. In this use, the principal diagnosis is critical to the assignment of the appropriate DRG, and therefore to proper payment and reporting.The definitions and guidelines used to arrive at the proper principal diagnosis (PDX) and DRG have been established by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services). The Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) defines the selection and use of the elements such as the PDX in the establishment of a DRG. This is to allow standardized reporting, as well as for use in reimbursement contracting.There are also codes for codifying each diagnosis and procedure, called ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM codes (International Classification of Diseases, 9th or 10th revision, Clinical Modification) that are based on the World Health Organization's official ICD-9 classification of morbidity and mortality reporting codes. An ICD diagnosis code is assigned to each of the diagnoses related to an episode of care and to each procedure. It is the combination of these codes that are grouped to make a DRG with the principal diagnosis driving the DRG (although sometimes it can be driven by the procedure).See also the related question below.
