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Claims Journal 4th Edition                                                                                                                                                          Claims Journal 4th Edition




            Common



            QC Mistakes





            Wrong ICD/ benefit was selected                                                                                        Unjustified shortfall was given
             Scenario:                                                                                                             Scenario:
             A 64 years old patient visiting the hospital for doing regular investigations as he is IHD                             A patient coming for pre-operative investigations.
             patient.









































                                                                       Adjudication Tips
                                   Adjudicator Error                 - Kindly check the patient’s                                                                Adjudicator Error                     Adjudication Tips
                                    Medical officer coded           history, as in this claim patient
                                     the claim as general           suffers from chronic conditions                                                           Rejecting pre-operative tests         Checking pre-op excluded &
                                       check up (Z00).              & taking chronic medications.                                                                      with 84/5                   included lists is a MUST before
                                                                                                                                                                                                   adjudicating such claims. As in
                                                                      - We shouldn’t select Z00                                                                                                   this example Bakhsh hospital is
                                                                   (general checkup) unless it came                                                                                                 one of pre-op excluded list.
                                                                         as a package & it is
                                                                   preautherized as in this claim he
                                                                          is SABIC member.








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