Orthopaedic Risk Stratification and Comorbidity Coding
Practice ResourcesAAHKS Improving Risk Adjustment Models
Risk Factor Checklist Download
Please forward this checklist to your hospital coders and communicate the importance of this document so that this may be coded appropriately. The checklist includes instructions on how to use it in your office and with your EMR.
Related Articles
- To understand how to incorporate the checklist into your EMR read the AAHKS Primer on Risk Adjustment by the AAHKS Risk Adjustment Task Force.
- For surgeons interested in improving their understanding of perioperative comorbidity coding and its necessity, please see the JBJS article, “Using Joint Registry Data from FORCE-TJR to Improve the Accuracy of Risk Adjustment Prediction Models for Thirty-Day Readmission After Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Replacement.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 97A, No. 8, April 15, 2015, 668-671.
