Hi Kinsley
I can tell you what I ve learned over the years and share data from the
coding book entitled
Risk Adjustment Documentation & Coding by Sherri Bernard. Let s break it down to chronic conditions vs forever codes or your LLPC list. The
chronic conditions which are ongoing for patients which can be COPD, Asthma, Arthritis, BMI obesity over 35 % , DM, CHKD, HTN, Sleep Apnea, CHF or heart conditions, Lumbar Back Pain,or Cancers. But the
Lifetime Long Patient Conditions list or Forever Disease I have seen over the years can be diseases patient cannot get rid of because there is no cure or a traumatic illness in which changes patients lives forever. The Forever Ds list contains......Alcoholism , Substance Abuses, AIDs, HIV, Amputations, Paralysis, CP =Cerebral Palsy, Dementia & Alzheimer's Ds, Autism, Major Depression, Mental Retardation or Intellec. Challenged, Transplants of Organs, Migraines, Herpes sex ds, SCI or TBI=Traumatic Brain Injury, Asthma, Muscular Dystrophy, Sickle Cell, Lupus, ESRD, Parkinson Ds. or Huntings Ds.
Let me add Cancer Ds. are considered cured if not returned after 5 years. I was shocked to see Alcoholism, Depression, and Substance Abuse on Forever List but it seems these patients always battle these diseases.
Did I help you with this information? Oh yes those Forever Ds are high on the DRG list too.
Lady T