Providers no longer need to link documentation to diabetes mellitus for certain related conditions for coding; it’s implied. Medicare risk adjustment (MRA) coders identify active diagnoses that determine a patient’s level of risk (the likelihood of that patient needing medical care). This helps health plans project the cost of caring for their patient population. That […]
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