You are the Supervisor of Coding for Big City Hospital and the Director of HIM has asked you to analyze the case mix index for 2021 and 2022 for specified DRGs. There are 2 parts to this assignment, one part is the calculation of the CMIs and the second part is an analysis of the CMIs. Using the provided spreadsheet Download spreadsheet, calculate the CMIs as indicated by the highlighted cells. Upload the completed spreadsheet to this assignment. In a Word document, analyze the data. Include your findings/analysis as well as your recommended plan of action to ensure that the coding of these discharges was accurate. Upload your Word document to this assignment.

 

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Discharges Big City Hospital 235 75 145 68 48 114 340 351 458 368 710 186 98 244 210 195 88 30 2021 Total Discharges Discharges Big City Hospital 140 123 63 76 57 78 422 236 210 311 1122 110 164 373 244 147 182 10 2022 Total Discharges MS-DRG 205 206 207 208 218 219 223 224 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 304 313 AND GEOMETRIC AND ARITHMETIC MEAN LENGTH OF STAY-FY 2022 Final Rule MS-DRG Title OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT Discharges Big City Hospital 235 75 145 68 48 114 340 351 458 368 710 186 98 244 210 195 88 30 2021 Total Discharges Discharges Big City Hospital 140 123 63 76 57 78 422 236 210 311 1122 110 164 373 244 147 182 10 2022 Total Discharges MS-DRG 205 206 207 208 218 219 223 224 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 304 313 AND GEOMETRIC AND ARITHMETIC MEAN LENGTH OF STAY-FY 2022 Final Rule MS-DRG Title OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC OTHER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT

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To calculate the CMI and analyze the data follow these steps 1 Obtain the necessary data Request the relevant data from the Director of HIM or access the provided spreadsheet 2 Identify the specified ... View the full answer