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Capstone Performance Systems, a leader in providing expert Medicare risk adjustment consulting and services, now offers health plan management and PACE technical consulting (TAC) services. Read on for more information about these services and other news!
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Risk Adjustment Advisor: July 2018
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Richard Schamp, MD Chief Executive Officer
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Capstone Announces Leadership Change
After more than 30 years in the field of geriatric care, including more than 15 years in PACE (Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) as both a medical director and risk adjustment consultant/CEO,
Capstone Performance Systems
founding CEO
Richard Schamp, MD,
has passed the reigns of the company to his highly-qualified colleague, Kim Browning, CHC, PMP. Following a short break, Dr. Schamp will provide broader leadership support through Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC), Capstone's parent company.
Kim Browning
joined TRHC in May as Executive Vice President with responsibility for Capstone, including Peak Health Plan Management Services. For more information on Ms. Browning, see the next article.
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Kim Browning,
CHC, PMP
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Kim Browning Assumes Leadership Role with Capstone Performance Systems
Kim Browning, CHC, PMP, has assumed leadership of
Capstone Performance Systems. Ms. Browning joined Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC), Capstone's parent company, in May as Executive Vice President responsible for Capstone, including Peak Health Plan Management Services.
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Peak PACE Solutions is now part of Capstone!
On May 1,
Capstone Performance Systems, a subsidiary of Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC), acquired Peak PACE Solutions from Altitude Edge (AE), following the news that AE founders' David Reyes and Ronda Hackbart would retire. Peak PACE Solutions is now Peak Health Plan Management Services and will operate as a service of Capstone.
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Indira Kanouka, MD
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Capstone Welcomes
Indira Kanouka, MD, to
Consulting Team
Indira Kanouka, MD, has joined
Capstone Performance Systems'
consulting team. A private practice physician, Dr. Kanouka had previously served as medical director of Beacon of Life, a PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly) organization, and of Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey.
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PACE Consultants Dorothy Ginsberg and Mandy Hurley Join Capstone Performance Systems
Dorothy Ginsberg, RN, a senior PACE consultant, and
Mandy Hurley, a marketing and enrollment consultant, have joined
Capstone Performance Systems' consulting division. Before joining Capstone, both Ginsberg and Hurley were with Altitude Edge Consultants, a national PACE consulting firm.
"We are pleased to welcome Dorothy and Mandy to the Capstone Team," said
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Mandy Hurley
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Richard Schamp, MD, former CEO of Capstone. "Their expertise in the PACE exploration and start-up phases, as well as in ongoing operations, will allow Capstone to broaden its offerings to PACE organizations in all phases of development and operations. Coupled with our recent addition of health plan management services, their joining our company means we can now offer a comprehensive menu of services for PACE organizations."
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Capstone Performance Systems Now Offers Health Plan Management and PACE Operational and Technical (TAC) Services
Capstone Performance Systems
now offers a comprehensive menu of services to PACE organizations, from the exploratory/start-up stage through ongoing operations.
Capstone's
Peak Health Plan Management division provides services that optimize an organization's financial management and fulfill regulatory requirements for health plans. Services include enrollment management, encounter data processing and submission, claims adjudication, and Medicare Part D submissions and reporting.
The
PACE Technical Assistance Center (TAC) team has decades of combined PACE-specific experience. The team's provides services to help organizations in all phases of PACE-related growth, from exploring PACE, through developing and improving PACE operations.
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CMS Notifying Plans of Next Round of 1/3 Part D Financial Audits
By Matt Zimmerman
Director of Client Success/Part D Consultant
It's that time of year again. We have been advised that CMS is in the process of notifying PACE plans of their selection for the next round of 1/3 Part D Financial Audits. Selected plans will receive a notice from the CPA contracted to conduct this year's audits shortly. If your plan is selected for this round of Part D financial audits, the audit team will be focusing on Payment Year 2017. Preparing for this audit is time consuming and complicated, and many forms and requirements need to be finalized prior to the actual audit.
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DOCUMENTATION DISPATCH:
Documenting Major Depressive Disorder
By Denise Wills, CPC-A
Risk Adjustment Coder
When documenting depression, accuracy is important in determining the most specific code. If incomplete documentation is received, it will result in an unspecified code selection, which does not map to an HCC. For example, ICD-10 code F32.9 (MDD, single episode, unspecified) does not map to an HCC, whereas F32.0 (MDD, single episode, mild) does.
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Capstone Welcomes New Staff Members
In addition to Kim Browning, Executive Vice President of TRHC; Patty Bailey, CEO of Peak Health Management Consulting; Indira Kanouka, MD, Medical Consultant; Dorothy Ginsberg, RN, PACE Consultant; and Mandy Hurley, Marketing and Enrollment consultant (see articles above), Capstone Performance Systems
recently welcomed several additional staff members to the Coding and Auditing team.
Medical Auditor Tiffany Mier, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, previously worked as an MRA Medical Coder at Conviva and Metcare/Humana. Bridget Byrd, RN, Risk Adjustment and Coding Specialist, served as a Case Management RN in the Community Transition Program (CTP) at United HealthCare.
Two Risk Adjustment Coders also recently joined the Capstone staff. Elizabeth Palace, CPC, was a Medical Records Coder/HCC at Cigna Medical Group and a Quality HCC Coder at Scan Health Plan. Leonard Rollins, BS, CPC, was an HCC Coder for Optum - The CSI Companies and a multi-specialty Coder for MBS Consultants LLC.
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Mark Your Calendar for Fall Conference Season with Capstone Performance Systems
The calendar says its summertime, but at Capstone we're already thinking about fall conference season. We're making plans to sponsor and/or exhibit at a number of events. Be sure to say hello if you're attending any of the following!
August 7: CalPACE Member Dinner (Sacramento)
October 7-10: American Health Care Association Annual Convention & Expo (San Diego)
October 20-24: National PACE Association Annual Conference (Portland, OR)
October 25-27: American Academy of Home Care Medicine Annual Meeting (Rosemont, IL)
October 28-31: LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo (Philadelphia)
November 5-7: National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Interdisciplinary Conference (New Orleans)
November 7: CalPACE Meet & Greet (Sacramento)
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Clinical Documentation Excellence (CDE) Bulletin
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© Capstone Performance Systems 2017. All rights reserved.
Richard Schamp, MD, Publisher/Executive Editor
Carla Davenport, MBA, MS, Editor
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