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1 HOSPITAL MEETING Friday, September 1, 2017 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, 303 East 17 th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. 11 th Floor Rooms A&B. For more information contact: Elizabeth Quaife at 303.866.2083 or [email protected] & Diana Lambe at 303.866.5526 or [email protected] .
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HOSPITAL MEETING
Friday, September 1, 20178:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: The Department of Health Care Policy & Financing, 303 East 17th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. 11th Floor Rooms A&B.
For more information contact: Elizabeth Quaife at 303.866.2083 or [email protected] & Diana Lambe at 303.866.5526 or [email protected].
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Overview of Meeting
• General Hospital Meeting 8:00-10:00
• Break 10 min.
• General Hospital Meeting cont’d 10:10-12:00
• Lunch 12:00-1:00
• CC/CCEC Stakeholder Meeting 1:00-2:00
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
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HOSPITAL ENGAGEMENT MEETING TOPICS 9/1/2017 8am-12pm • General Hospital Meeting
- Feedback on Future Meetings
- Specialty Hospital Rates Methodology Update
- Cost Settlement Updates
- Innovative Medications Update
• Rate Related System Issues Update
- Suspended Claims
a. HCPCs Annual Update
b. Drug Related Revenue Code
- ICD-10 10/1/2017 update on new Diagnosis Codes
- Mass Adjustment & Testing Adjustments Update
- EAPG Rule Change - EAPG Software Updates
- Transportation - EAPG UD & 25 Modifiers
- EAPG Mass Adjustment Update
• CCEC/CC Stakeholder Meeting 1pm - 2pm
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GROUND RULES FOR WEBINAR
• WE WILL BE RECORDING THIS WEBINAR
• PLEASE MUTE YOUR LINE UNLESS SPEAKING
• Please speak clearly when asking a question and give your name and hospital
• We are going to try to avoid muting the phone lines to encourage conversation, so please don’t:
• Put us on hold• Drive in your car w/window open while listening• Sit in a noisy location• Be cautious of side conversations and language (we can
hear you and it is being recording)
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Welcome & Introductions
• Thank you for participating today!
• We are counting on your participation to make these meetings successful
Staffing Updates
• Marguerite Richardson has retired: Cost Settlements have been taken over by Andrew Larson
• Andrew Larson: CC/CCEC Analyst questions/concerns contact at [email protected]
• Elizabeth Quaife: Specialty Hospital Analyst. Please send all NEWinquiries for Specialty Hospitals to [email protected].
• Raine Henry is currently on leave. For questions in regards to Hospital, Lab and Telemedicine Policy please contact Ana Lucaci at [email protected]
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• 3/3/2017
• 5/5/2017
• 7/7/2017
• 9/1/2017
• 11/3/2017
Dates for Future Hospital Engagement Meetings in 2017
The agenda for upcoming meetings will be available on our external website in advance of
each meeting. https://www.colorado.gov/hcpf/inpatient-
hospital-payment
Registration links for each session during the day will also be available prior to the meeting.
Just click on the links to register for each session and you will receive the link to connect to the
webinar.
Meetings will now begin at 9am starting with 11/3/2017 meeting
Future Hospital Engagement Meetings in 2018
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• Meetings will now begin at 9am
• Minutes/Summary Helpful for July’s Meeting
• Suggestions
Engagement Meeting Dates for 2018
01/12/2018 07/13/2018
03/02/2018 09/07/2018
05/04/2018 11/02/2018
Specialty Hospital Budget Neutral
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Peer GroupsSeverity of Illness
Individual Hospital
Stepdown by Days of Service
Blanket (all hospitals combined)
• Attempts at variety of combinations of above components
• Over 30 different calculations
• Calculations discarded when too costly for Hospitals or over Budget
Specialty Hospital Budget Neutral
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Challenges In Calculating Per Diem• Calculating differences in the weights from FY 16 to FY 17• Which elements to use in Per Diem calculation• Each approach required new calculations• Making sure utilized information was accurate (removing duplicate claims
and transfer logic applied to LTACs and Rehabilitations)
Per diem Components• Manually calculated FY 16 using FY 17 rates• Tested against cases for FY 17• Grouped into Peer Groups • Stepdown in Service Days
➢ Blanket Calculation – Utilized all Hospital service days➢ Peer Group Calculation – Each peer group received their own calculated
service days• Medicare Crossover tested in FY 17
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Specialty Hospital Budget Neutral
**Implementation Goal July 1, 2018**
Proposed Step Down Per Diem Rate Using Blanket Calculated Service Days and 5% Stepdown:
Q1 $ Q2 $ Q3 $ Q4 - starts $
LTAC 0-21 $2,084.02 22-42 $1,979.82 43-77 $1,880.83 78 $1,786.79
REHAB 0-21 $1,082.20 22-42 $1,028.09 43-77 $976.69 78 $927.85
CRAIG 0-21 $3,070.13 22-42 $2,916.62 43-77 $2,770.79 78 $2,632.25
Proposed Step Down Per Diem Rate Using Peer Group Service Days and 5% Stepdown:
Q1 $ Q2 $ Q3 $ Q4 - starts $
LTAC 0-14 $1,989.29 15-35 $1,889.83 36-63 $1,795.33 64 $1,705.57
REHAB 0-14 $1,032.70 15-21 $981.07 22-35 $932.01 36 $885.41
CRAIG 0-28 $2,930.58 29-63 $2,784.05 64-84 $2,644.85 85 $2,512.61
Preliminary Proposed Per Diem Rates (two options)
Per Diem Equation • Total Peer Group Reimbursement/ Total Group Days • Total Peer Group Reimbursement/ Total Peer Group Days
Action Item: Interested in Feedback. Missing components? Favor one option over the other?
Specialty Hospital Long Term Solutions
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Reviewing possible combinations of:
Any budget changes that are not budget neutral must go through the Budget Process
• Main details decided by Nov 2018• Implementation Goal: July 1, 2020
• Per Diem• Stepdown System• Severity of Illness
• Peer Group• Quality
Component
Specialty Hospital Future Meetings/Updates
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• Set up Monthly Meetings for Specialty Hospitals• On a Friday, starting October 6th, 1pm-3pm
• Obtain Feedback/ Ideas
• Understand patient’s journey • Prior to admission to Specialty• During stay at Specialty• After discharge from Specialty
• Volunteers for Onsite VisitsWould like to meet with most LTACs and Rehabs at least once prior to end of the year.
Specialty Hospital Engagement
Meetings
10/06/2017 (1pm-3pm)
11/3/2017 (1pm-2pm)
12/01/2017 (1pm-3pm)
Cost Settlement Updates
• Backlog of Settlements from Marguerite’s Retirement and System implementation have been resolved
• If you have received a letter from Meyers and Stauffer, but NOT from the Department, please contact Andrew Larson
• Process being internally re-developed
➢ Will supply updates as they come up
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Innovative Medication Updates
• We have been researching various options but this is a very resource intensive process
• Received requested information from a few hospitals
• We welcome and are open to any additional feedback from hospitals
• Still researching/reviewing all information
• We are in the process of applying for a grant to investigate the acquisition cost of drugs
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MASS ADJUSTMENT TESTING UPDATE227 Claims – Scheduled Process Date 9/8/2017
Numbers are subject to change due to adjustments made by Providers or Department staff
Count of ICN_NBR Column Labels
Row Labels ICD10_oldsystem ICD10_wrongversion LVP_3hosp Transfer_Claims Grand Total
HealthOne 50 3 1 54
HealthOne North Suburban Medical Center 8 8
HealthOne Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center 7 1 8
HealthOne Rose Medical Center 6 2 8
HealthOne Sky Ridge Medical Center 4 4
HealthOne Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital 1 1 2
HealthOne Swedish Medical Center 9 9
HealthOne The Medical Center of Aurora 15 15
HealthSouth 5 1 15 21
HealthSouth Littleton Rehabilitation 3 6 9
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs 2 1 9 12
SCL Health 50 50
Exempla Good Samaritan 4 4
Exempla Lutheran Medical Center 14 14
Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital, Inc. 23 23
Platte Valley Medical Center 3 3
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Inc. 6 6
UC-HEALTH 50 6 56
Memorial Hospital 18 2 20
Poudre Valley Hospital 10 10
University of Colorado Hospital 22 4 26
YAMPA 7 39 46
Yampa Valley Medical Center 7 39 46
Grand Total 162 10 39 16 227
3M Grouper Software Updates
EAPG – Current Version 3.10.17.1
• DXC to update EAPG from Version 3.10.17.1 in next month to Version 3.10.17.3. Will accommodate changes for versions 3.10.17.2 & 3.10.17.3
APR-DRG Current Version 33
• ICD-10 10/1/2017 Update: The Department is planning for the APR-DRG Version 33 Software to be updated to reflect the ICD-10 10/1/2017 Update on or shortly after 10/1/2017.
Software Updates
• The Department is working with DXC to create a strategy for communicating software updates to providers.
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Suspended Claims
Received access to Suspended Claims for analysis
• Reviewing Data associated with claims
➢ Primary Suspension Claim causes
▪ HCPCs Annual Update
▪ Drug Related Revenue Codes
➢ Continue reviewing minor causes
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Edit/Audit Description Paid Amount ICN Count
Drug Related Revenue Code or Procedure $1,810,962.08 5,477
HCPCS - Annual Update $6,153,009.59 14,564
$7,963,971.67 25,889
EAPG Rule Change
• 1.4% rate increase approved by CMS
➢ Requires update to Code of Colorado Regulations
➢ Will be presented to Medical Services Board (MSB) 10/13
➢ Rule can be reviewed on Outpatient Hospital Payment page
➢ Feedback sent to [email protected].
• Rate updates will be made pending MSB Approval
➢ Mass adjustment scheduling
• Increased engagement with rule-making process
➢ Further rule changes will be announced similarly
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Hospital Transportation• EMT and Air Ambulance
Enrollment Type: Facility
Provider Type: 13- Transportation
Specialty Codes:
➢ 083- Air- Emergent & Non-Emergent
➢ 124- County Agency, Non Metro Area
➢ 324- Emergency
• Transportation Billing Manual, available on the Billing Manuals page under the CMS-1500 drop-down list.
• Contact [email protected] for questions about transportation policy
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EAPG Modifiers
Modifier UD
• Applies a 50% reduction rate when utilized for 340B drugs in EAPGs
• Assists with Department from collecting additional rebate from Manufacturer when already applied during provider purchase of drug
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“If a drug is purchased by or on behalf of a Medicaid beneficiary,the amount billed may not exceed the entity's actual acquisition costfor the drug, as charged by the manufacturer at a price consistent withthe Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, plus a reasonable dispensing feeestablished by the State Medicaid agency. “from Federal Register Volume 59, Number 92 (Friday, May 13, 1994)
EAPG Modifiers
Modifier 25
• Default for Modifier 25 is off
• Weights were set to accommodate Modifier 25 being off
• To activate Modifier 25
➢ Assessment required of impact of having it off versus on
➢ Require recalibration of weights
➢ Requesting Feedback/documentation supporting Modifier 25 turn on
Action Item:
Requesting Providers to utilize Modifier 25 for billing. Additional payment will not be given, but allows a trackable component to view financial impact of 25 being off
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EAPG Webpage
EAPGs Moving Forward• Received several requests for meetings in regards to EAPGs
➢ Biweekly meetings starting September 22nd, 2pm-4pm
Focusing resources on denials
➢ Line level denials – can lead to incorrect grouping logic
➢ Header level denials – causing entire claim to deny
➢ Tracking occurrences and accuracy of denials
➢ Initiating fixes when needed
• Welcome feedback or examples of errors seen
• Will continue to provide continuous updates
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EAPG Meeting Dates: 2pm-4pm
9/22/2017 11/3/2017
10/6/2017 11/17/2017
10/20/2017 12/01/2017
Questions, Comments, & Solutions
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Thank You!Ana LucaciHospital Policy [email protected]
Raine HenryHospital Policy [email protected]
Melanie ReeceFamily Planning Policy [email protected]
Andrew Larson CC/CCEC Rates [email protected]
Shane MoffordPayment Reform Section [email protected]
Kevin MartinFee for Service Rates [email protected]
Diana LambeHospital Rates [email protected]
Andrew AbalosHospital Rates [email protected]
Elizabeth QuaifeSpecialty Hospital Rates [email protected]
