This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented hierarchical condition category (HCC) models in 2004 to adjust payments ...

However, risk factors for HCC among these high-risk groups require further characterization. Methods: We conducted a population-based cohort study using HBV and HCV cases notified to the New South ...

A new prognostic model could potentially predict and stratify the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who are noncirrhotic and not indicated for ...

Focusing on MA enrollees, Meghan Bellerose and coauthors explore nine risk-adjustment alternatives to the current model. Models that combine HCC scores with information from consumer survey data ...

Under the current Medicare Advantage (MA) risk-adjustment system, plans are incentivized to report diagnosis codes on enrollees’ medical claims reflecting additional and more severe health ...