Abbey & Abbey, Consultants, Inc. continues to be heavily involved
in assisting hospitals with the new hospital outpatient prospective
payment systems. The following gives a brief synopsis of our activities
over time.
- 1989 – Research and Investigation Relative To AVGs –
Ambulatory Visit Groups
- 1990-1991 – Research and Investigation of the New APGs
– Ambulatory Patient Groups
- 1992 – Integrated APGs Education and Training Into Various
Workshops in Anticipation of HCFA [now CMS] Implementation
- 1994 – Assisted a Number of Iowa Hospitals to Prepare
for the Iowa Medicaid Implementation of APGs
- 1996 – Continued to Work With Hospitals Across the Country
Relative to Other Planned or Actual APG Implementations
- 1996 – Published “The Ambulatory Patient Group Operations
Manual” published by McGraw-Hill [As pictured above]
- 1998 – Commenced Work on APCs – Ambulatory Payment
Classifications
Thus, Abbey & Abbey, Consultants, Inc., remains involved
with both APCs and APGs in preparing hospitals for this new outpatient
PPS.
One of the original programs was “The APC Preparedness Planning
Program”. This was a ten-module approach in preparing for
APCs that addressed the various facets of the coding, billing
and reimbursement process along with allied concerns such as the
cost report and cost management.
On a post-implementation basis, we now offer the APC Integrity
Program(sm), to assist hospitals with generating proper revenues
under APCs while maintaining a correct compliance posture. To
learn more about this very special program Click
Here For Information Concerning The APC Integrity Program.
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For more information on APCs go to the following web site AACI's
APC Website.
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