Developing Codes to Capture Post-Operative Care

• Main Author: Mehrotra, Ateev (auth)
• Other Authors: Gidengil, Courtney A. (auth), Hilborne, Lee H. (auth), Kranz, Ashley M. (auth), Stratos, Stephanie (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2016
• Subjects: Health systems & services; Medicolegal issues; Medical profession; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report makes recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a set of nonpayment codes that can be used to collect information on the number and level of post-operative visits. The proposed nonpayment codes aim to capture the major differences in the breadth and intensity...