WO1999023589A1 - Procede et systeme permettant le codage et le traitement de facturations relatives a des prestations de services de medecine parallele - Google Patents

Procede et systeme permettant le codage et le traitement de facturations relatives a des prestations de services de medecine parallele Download PDF

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WO1999023589A1
WO1999023589A1 PCT/US1997/019419 US9719419W WO9923589A1 WO 1999023589 A1 WO1999023589 A1 WO 1999023589A1 US 9719419 W US9719419 W US 9719419W WO 9923589 A1 WO9923589 A1 WO 9923589A1
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Priority to JP2000519379A priority patent/JP2001522099A/ja
Priority to PCT/US1997/019419 priority patent/WO1999023589A1/fr
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  • the present invention relates to a method and system to standardize, encode, and process healthcare provider billing, more particularly, a computer assisted system for encoding, describing and processing fee charges for specific procedures of non- conventional medicine.
  • the process and system compiles provider and patient data by geographical location, specifically by state, for any alternative practice and produces a universal set of codes to identify fees falling within a legal or regulatory scope associated with a provider's practice.
  • non-conventional medicine providers An objective of non-conventional medicine providers is to become enrolled into managed care networks wherein fee prices and payment for each procedure can be negotiated for the mutual benefit of patients, providers and payers.
  • non-conventional medicine is understood to include a wide range of types of medicine and professions, including, but not limited to, alternative, holistic, complementary, or integrative healing.
  • each profession as understood by the term non-conventional medicine further varies by state due to legislative differences in licensing and like regulatory controls.
  • conventional payers of healthcare costs such as insurance companies, managed care organizations, Medicare and Medicaid, etc., fail to presently understand the alternative procedures being used by alternative professionals, and therefore do not have the information to underwrite health policies. Consequently, claims made by alternative healthcare professionals are being denied by payers .
  • ICD-9-CM and current procedural terminology (CPT) codes used to diagnose and to bill for conventional medicine.
  • CPT codes are an insurance industry standard by which to bill and process medical claims by payers. Claims payment systems, relying on negotiations with providers for managed care solutions, depend on these coding systems to match charges with treatments, translate costs into statistics to identify costs, underwrite health insurance policies, and track patient outcomes and patient utilization. As alternative medicine is brought into mainstream medicine, alternative providers have attempted to use these codes; but their claims are not understood by the payers because accurate descriptions of the services they perform do not exist therein. Furthermore, ICD-9-CM and CPT codes do not identify the practitioner by profession.
  • CPT codes are standard patient treatment codes, as set forth by the American Medical Association and adopted by the federal government for Medicare reimbursement claims .
  • CPT codes set forth a five digit code to identify a particular type of procedure in each of five main procedure rubrics: Medicine; Anesthesia; Surgery; Radiology; and Pathology.
  • Each code typically covers a category of specific medicinal procedures, as well as other ancillary information, such as the location of such procedure (e.g., emergency room, outpatient office visit, etc.) and the duration of such visit. Such information is requested by the payer to properly analyze whether reimbursement of payment claims for patient services by the provider is warranted.
  • the CPT codes have become highly popular and are being adopted by insurance companies to analyze the appropriateness of a claim for payment .
  • CPTs are, at the least, cumbersome and expansive, and often confuse the practitioner which CPT code to use. For example, in cases where certain specialties perform procedures which cross many sub- specialties, the procedures fall into more than one of the numerated rubrics of CPT codes, and the burden on the practitioner to learn the proper classification becomes particularly undue.
  • a system to correlate medical procedures and medical billing codes for interventional radiology procedures includes generating raw codes which correspond with selected medical procedures and then analyzes the raw codes to generate a set of intermediate codes, which account for the interrelation of the selected medical procedures, without altering the raw codes.
  • the billing codes are then generated from the intermediate codes.
  • the Medicare payment system requires first encoding diagnostic (ICD-9-CMs) and procedural (CPT) information, which steps are dependent upon several factors, including a principal diagnosis of the patient's problem, the procedures performed upon the patient, the age of the patient, and the presence or absence of any complications or co-morbidity, DRGs are determined in part by the ICD-9-CM coding system, which refers to a coding system based on a compatible with an accepted, original system of classification system provided by the World Health Organization.
  • the ICD-9-CM codes are used in North America, being a classification of diseases, injuries, impairments, symptoms, medical procedures and causes of death.
  • the ICD-9-CMs are initially divided into Disease and Procedure sections.
  • the Mohlenbrock et al . System is clearly only directed at aiding in a determination which one of the large number of the predetermined list of payment categories is appropriate for reimbursement of a provider and providing a thorough and complete billing for maximum Medicare reimbursement under the Medicare system.
  • the means are not directed at categorizing patient record and provider billing information by valid terminology and a corresponding code specific to alternative medicine and by state scope of practice for each provider type.
  • the present invention relates to a method and system of encoding and processing healthcare provider billing, more particularly, a computer assisted network for encoding, documenting and processing claims for a payment of specific procedures by alternative therapy providers, grouped geographically and by specialty.
  • the system employs a computer accessing three main databases for identifying, encoding and calculation of costs of provider services.
  • a resulting Alternative Billing Code (ABC) is produced which can be compared and correlated with insurance industry standard codes .
  • the .ABC has the attribute of conveying multiple levels of information through alpha-numeric characters in a consistent manner which allows easy interpretation of the code.
  • the ABC is an assembly of terms from three additional tables of terms stored in databases in the system, namely tables of Standard Alternative Procedure
  • the SAPD is a database of terms of standard vocabulary and terminology used to describe alternative treatments for communication within the system. Expanded definitions for each SAPD will exist in a separate subdatabase within an ABC or SAPD field of each database for publication of the entire coding system.
  • the Provider Average Rate (PAR) is the average cost for a procedure performed by a hypothetical provider grouped by specialty and region. The PAR is calculated by taking a sampling of groups of at least 20 actual providers in a predetermined profession or specialty and geographical area and calculating an average rate for each procedure used. The highest and lowest 10% of provider charges are eliminated before the average rate is calculated.
  • RVU is a value unit given to a particular procedure, good or service which equates any one service relative to the value of all other services.
  • a conversion factor is used to convert an RVU into a payment amount which is acceptable to all parties, the payer and the provider.
  • the provider When a provider becomes a member of a network using the ABC, the provider agrees to a set of conversion factors used by a payer, i.e. payment units, namely a fixed number of dollars.
  • the relative cost of a procedure is derived by assigning a conversion factor for each branch of medicine, surgery, pathology, and radiology, coded M, S, P and R respectively. Data on existing conversion factors based on codes that crossover between conventional medicine and complementary medicine may be used to establish RVU conversion factors with a payer.
  • RVUs Relative Value Units
  • the PAR is divided by the prevalent payer conversion factor as negotiated and according to the terms of a Provider Service Agreement under which a provider abides in order to use the RVU and associated conversion factor as offered by the payer.
  • the conversion factor and RVU are each stored in an RVU database which contains every conversion factor rate for each payer as negotiated.
  • a claim form from an alternative provider may be submitted by paper or by electronic transmission to a central database using the .ABC or SAPD. The provider identifies the payer and the state wherein the claim for payment is filed.
  • RVU conversion factor database Such information is input into the computer assisted system and processed so as to retrieve from the RVU conversion factor database the conversion factor linked with the appropriate SAPD and policy plan, whereupon a price figure is calculated for the associated procedure (RVU x conversion factor) .
  • the system checks to see if the procedure is within the allowed scope of practice of the provider in the state where the claim was filed. Each provider using this system will have a list of allowed charges for the state in which the provider practices and a corresponding code to attach.
  • the system encourages alternative providers to join a managed care network using the ABC coding system to ascertain rates for services by 1) providing a provider's patient with the broadest possible coverage for alternative treatment claims and 2) assuring access by large populations subscribing to a particular payer to member alternative providers, thereby increasing the provider's patient base and in turn income. If the provider is not a member of such a network, any charges from the provider above the payer's usual and customary fee schedule, or all charges as in the case of an HMO, will become the liability of the patient.
  • Still another object of the invention is to provide a series of standardized terms corresponding to training standards to thereby create the SAPD and to organize this information so that alternative providers, as well as payers, can retrieve the information easily.
  • Fig. 1 is a block diagram in overview of the system and its method of use.
  • Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary conversion table for tracking PD codes as converted to the ABC code .
  • Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary code conversion table from ABC codes of the present invention to CPT or similar codes.
  • the present invention relates to a method and system of encoding and processing healthcare provider billing, more particularly, a computer assisted network for encoding, documenting and processing fee charges for specific procedures of alternative healthcare providers, grouped geographically and by specialty, which fee charges are further verified as appearing within a predetermined scope of practice of a provider as geographically grouped.
  • the system 10 is shown generally in overview in Fig.
  • ACS Alternative Coding System
  • providers alternative healthcare providers
  • the table herein provides a suggested list of such provider specialties, which range from traditional medical arts, such as medicine by doctors and osteopaths, which require broad certification or licensing, and which arts are accepted by insurers as payable for treatment claims, to non-traditional arts, such as Homeopathy, which is currently not payable for treatment claims by most insurers.
  • Other arts, such as Nursing, which has made a leap of acceptance into the insurance industry payment system, are included as well.
  • Osteopathic Medicine The list, although not comprehensive, is the basis for an encoding procedure yielding a multi- level and user-friendly code, called ABC (Alternative Billing Code) 34 generated by the system 10 through a series of encoding steps.
  • the encoding process includes a series of steps 32,36,38,52,54,57, each step encoding terms to represent cost input and code reports from any provider by state and zip code.
  • ABC has the attribute of consistency in its assemblage whereby it can convey information through alpha-numeric characters and hence multiple levels of information.
  • code is generally described as an assembly of a series of terms and sub-terms chosen from four tables, namely tables of Alternative Practice Type (APT) ,
  • RVU each stored in databases 14,16,20,22 of the system.
  • the RVU database 22 is generated from calculations from the provider enrollment packet as grouped by specialty and region and is therefore included as a subdatabase within the PD database 20.
  • each specialty listed on the Table defines a general provider category into which specific treatment or procedures may fall, each category having an alphabetic code term assigned to it, such as CH for Nursing.
  • a rubric is created and designated by the code “CH” for all chiropractic procedure charges.
  • This two-letter code allows the system to isolate all procedures within the scope of practice (SOP) of chiropractors.
  • SOP scope of practice
  • APT Alternative Practice Type
  • each of the specialties may form associations to help implement, evaluate, modify or otherwise present suggested code terms, abbreviations, lists of procedures, apparatus, health foods, and other details of treatment regarding their own specialty.
  • the resulting table, the SAPD table, stored in the SAPD database 16 of the system is a comprehensive listing of procedures, apparatus and professions and the like for each specialty and for each category of APT.
  • ACS 10 includes an operable computer system having components of any platform type having programmable memory and a central processing unit (cpu) .
  • the APT tables are stored in and retrievable from the APT database 14 and the SAPD tables are stored in and retrievable from SAPD database 16.
  • a claim form 18 for payment of services and treatment as provided by a participating specialist is submitted to ACS 10 for encoding.
  • each provider 12 is provided with electronic means to communicate with ACS, either by computer terminal with remote communications means such as modem, or Internet e-mail.
  • Such connections would provide interactive means for communicating appropriate code term information such that the encoding process may begin in the provider's office.
  • claim form 18 may be submitted either in the traditional hard copy from sent by mail or the like, or by remote electronic communications means such as by the internet .
  • a provider may apply to ACS and be provided with a membership code (or the PD code as shown in block 26) for storage in the Provider Data (PD) database 20.
  • the membership code contains various information based upon a minimum disclosure by the provider of name, specialty and regional location information, preferably by zip code of the principal office address.
  • MT88046 a representative code would appear MT88046, in which the term "MT" represents the specialty, massage therapy, as chosen from the APT database 14 and resulting from the input raw data step 32.
  • the term 88046 is the zip code attached to the APT code, thus forming a link in the chain of terms forming the provider membership code .
  • the zip code portion of the membership code stored in the PD database 20 is the basis for subsequent comparison of scope of practice codes defining the limits of allowable fees and regulated procedures as legislated from state to state.
  • the state scope of practice is identified by any suitable codes defining such scope, and includes a zip code identifying portion and is stored in the SOP database 63.
  • the zip code portion of the membership codes subsequently encoded onto the incoming claims entered at the input step 32 are then correlated with the zip code portions of the scope of practice database 63 in order to establish proper claims payment. This step of the encoding process may occur at any point in the processing of a claim after the membership code has been established and correlated with the service or procedure claimed, such as suggested by block 57.
  • the claim form 18 having raw information including both the patient information and the minimum provider information or data (including provider fee, or in the alternative, an RVU adjusted amount claimed for each service rendered) is input for translation (at 32) into an encoded form.
  • Means for inputting the raw information is provided, which may include a keyboard or scanning means.
  • the cpu is programmed to store such information in an appropriate memory file and access the databases 14,16.
  • the APT database 14 is accessed and provider specialty is matched to the appropriate APT code and retrieved 38.
  • the patient treatment by procedure or prescribed apparatus is matched to the appropriate SAPD code which is retrieved 38 and encoded to the claim.
  • the code terms are sequentially linked by the central processing unit to form an intermediate code term comprising the portion of the ABC 34 including the SAPD and APT.
  • the intermediate code term portion may be "CH" 24 for the SAPD code 29 for a chiropractic spinal manipulation.
  • a stringed code portion of the final PD code, including category and sub-category, is thus generated.
  • the stringed code terms are input into the PD database 20 and a PD file is created for each combination of diagnosis and procedure for use with the following steps.
  • the PD database 20 contains all PD files for retrieval and calculation of a cost average of the total claims presented for a specific SAPD and APT combination grouped by provider specialty and location.
  • the cpu is programmed to group each provider by the regional location of the provider 52, preferably by using zip code or state and its associated code, and by specialty 54, according to the APT code.
  • a claim submitted for payment may be the chiropractic spinal manipulation, which is stored in a PD file.
  • the claim associated with it for payment may be, for example, $24.
  • the twenty- four dollar charge for payment of the claim is then compared with the remaining PD files for providers as encoded for a predetermined region matching the claim code.
  • the predetermined region may be identified by zip code or by a broader region including numerous zip codes, or alternatively, in a sub-region by RVU conversion factor for the carrier.
  • the conversion factor is $6 as negotiated for the New Mexico region
  • the system is programmed to multiply $6 x RVU.
  • the claimed payment of $24 matches the formula calculation and is therefore payable, which information is stored in the PD file generated at block 26.
  • claims payment determinations by third-party payers may also be made based upon this information.
  • the system at step 58 also calculates a Provider Average Rate (PAR) , which is the average cost for a procedure performed by a hypothetical provider grouped by specialty and region.
  • PAR is calculated by taking a sampling of groups of at least 20 actual providers in a predetermined profession or specialty and geographical area and calculating an average rate for each procedure used, as based on inputted claims information. The highest and lowest 10% of provider charges are eliminated before the average rate is calculated. This information is stored in the PAR database 61.
  • the PD file of step 26 is now processed to combine the SAPD, and APT (from blocks 42, 44, 46) to yield the ABC 34, a single code that represents all the necessary elements incident to treatment.
  • each portion of the alphanumeric codes, as discussed above, may be associated into a string having a consistently organized and standard format, which is repeated for each SAPD and APT to provide an intuitive and user-friendly code.
  • Such ABC is used to provide insurance carriers and other third-party payers (at 50) with the PD code portion and other encoded cost data for payment of the provider's claim 18.
  • a conversion table is necessary to convert the ABC 34 to the traditionally accepted forms of coding, such as CPTs.
  • the relative cost of a procedure is typically derived by assigning a conversion factor for each branch of medicine, surgery, pathology, and radiology, coded M, S, P and R respectively. Therefore, a conversion database 40 is provided containing a table of corresponding CPT and ICD-9-CM codes to help the payer translate the information from the ABC, shown by the "AM" designation representing an "alternative medicine” code in Fig. 3.
  • Fig. 2 is the code conversion table 70 used in tracking individual procedure costs used in building the ABC, shown at 34.
  • each of the PD codes 26 are listed as the standard patient treatment codes for each provider type.
  • Entire ABC codes 34 may be listed in which the PD code is included, shown in the right column.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a code conversion table 74 for a particular insurance carrier.
  • the ABC codes 34 can be converted by means of such conversion table 74 into a specific RVU and conversion factor codes of a given insurance carrier.
  • the insurance carrier can thus correlate the right column of the conversion table 70 (exclusively for use with alternative medicine) with the appropriate service code numbers (CPT codes) 72 of the left column of the conversion table 74 as used by the insurance industry.
  • CPT codes service code numbers
  • claims processing fees may pass along a cost operating the ACS system plus reasonable profits.
  • a set user fee may be charged to the provider to process claims.

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Ce système (10), qui permet de coder et de prendre en charge la facturation de prestateurs de soins de santé, consiste, plus précisément, en un réseau assisté par ordinateur codant, documentant et traitant les demandes de règlement (18) relatives à des actes médicaux spécifiques exécutés par des prestateurs de services de médecine parallèle (12) regroupés géographiquement et par spécialité. Ce système (10) utilise un ordinateur ayant accès à trois bases de données principales (14, 16, 20), permettant l'identification, le codage, et le calcul du coût moyen de ce type de service (58). Il en résulte l'établissement d'un code de facturation de services parallèles (ABC) pouvant être comparé et corrélé aux codes normalisés de l'industrie de l'assurance (40). Cette base de données ABC consiste en un ensemble de séries de termes et de sous-termes provenant des bases de données susmentionnées (14, 16, 20), constituant en l'occurrence, une liste type de pratiques de médecine parallèle (APT) (14), un descriptif normalisé d'actes médicaux relevant de la médecine parallèle (SAPD), une base de données de prestations de service (PD) et une unité de valeur relative (RVU). Chaque spécialité comporte sa propre liste de traitements donnant lieu à l'établissement des RVU, ce qui permet de constituer des séries de listes d'honoraires et de frais de traitement. Les codes PAT et SAPD sont mémorisés dans un fichier PD renfermant les coûts moyens de règlement de tous les prestateurs figurant dans un groupe prédéterminé. A l'aide de ces données la base PD crée la base ABC sous forme d'un code unique et détaillé renfermant tous les éléments de traitement liés à une visite faite à un patient. Grâce à ce système, les demandes de règlement (18) sont communiquées et transformées en code pertinent permettant la détermination du règlement.
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PL97340790A PL340790A1 (en) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 Method of and system for encoding and processing invoices issued by an alternative medicine service provider
CA002308275A CA2308275A1 (fr) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 Procede et systeme permettant le codage et le traitement de facturations relatives a des prestations de services de medecine parallele
NZ504215A NZ504215A (en) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 Method and system of encoding and processing alternative healthcare provider billing with generation of billing code by combining a number of codes obtained from different sources into single billing code
BR9714956-0A BR9714956A (pt) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 Método e sistema de codificação e processamentode preparação de fatura de provedor de serviçode saúde alternativo
KR10-2000-7004746A KR100509613B1 (ko) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 대체건강관리 제공자의 청구서 발행을 코드화하여 처리하는 방법 및 시스템
AU49198/97A AU747160B2 (en) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 Method and system of encoding and processing alternative healthcare provider billing
EP97911936A EP1025522A4 (fr) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 Procede et systeme permettant le codage et le traitement de facturations relatives a des prestations de services de medecine parallele
JP2000519379A JP2001522099A (ja) 1997-10-30 1997-10-30 代替健康管理プロバイダの請求書発行をコード化して処理する方法およびシステム
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