Compliance Performance: Effects of a Provider Incentive Program and Coding Compliance Plan
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to study provider and coder related performance, i.e., provider compliance rate and coder productivity/accuracy rates and average dollar difference between coder and auditor, at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) as a function of data dated performance (i.e., baseline vs. post-program implementation) and select attributes and experience/training variables. For BAMC's provider incentive program, analysis reveals statistical significance for record compliance rates with data dated measures, F(underscored)(1,103)= 4.74, p(underscored) = .03. For the coding compliance program, analysis reveals statistical significance for coding accuracy rates with data dated measures, F(underscored)(1,16) = 9.67, p(underscored) < .01. Statistical significance was not found for coding productivity rate, F(underscored)(1,16) = 2.08, p(underscored) = .17, and coding average dollar difference, F(underscored)(1,16) = 3.29, p(underscored) = .09, with data dated measures. Health leaders can use these findings to establish programs and effective policies to improve upon provider and coder performance to improve coding and billing compliance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 29, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA432106
Entities
People
- Joseph A. Tudela