The CMS Star mortality rating, Part 2
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
This episode of our award-winning podcast continues an examination of the CMS Star mortality rating, its significance and what clinical practices and organizations can do to improve their mortality scores. Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Senior Principal, Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Guests: Linda Wiseman, BSN, RN, CCDS Senior Consulting Director, Clinical Documentation Improvement Vizient Rachel Mack, MSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, CCS, CRC Consulting Director, Clinical Documentation Improvement Vizient Show Notes: [00:37] How to improve on mortality scores [02:07] Risk adjusting and variable condition categories [04:18] NIHSS scores (stroke) [06:13] “Sludge” and the need to copy, paste and edit Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] Linda’s email: [email protected] Rachel’s email: [email protected] Fact sheet on CMS Stars Ratings: 10.6.22 FACT SHEET - 2023 Medicare Star Ratings.pdf Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed
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