HI 215 Purdue University Global Severity of Illness and Reimbursement Summary

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HI215: Reimbursement Methodologies

Topic #1: Severity of Illness

Under the prospective payment system we are seeing more predictor models which align with how a hospital is reimbursed, and being able to properly capture this information can increase or decrease reimbursement.

Review severity of illness and present your own explanation of the term. In your response identify the purpose and use of severity of illness based on information within the health record.

Summarize how the identification of severity of illness impacts healthcare reimbursement?



HI230: Quality Assurance and Statistics in Health Information

Topic #2: Reimbursement

Read the article Building Clarity on the Two-Midnight Rule. How does this new LOS and perhaps the number of beds occupied effect reimbursement? Do you think high numbers of each necessarily mean a profit? Share your perspective and support your position.