The following resources provide information on OPA functionality.

• Admission Order Requirements Prior to Patient Discharge - (Handout) CMS guidelines require that the Admission order be signed by a provider with admitting privileges PRIOR to discharge. Our Practice Advisories (OPAs) will remind staff of these requirements and will fire if the Admission order hasn’t been signed and the Patient Class is INPATIENT or OBSERVATION and/or the Level of Care is INPATIENT.
• BPA Source Attributes - (Handout) Provides details on the resource URL, developer, funding source, and revision date for various OPAs.
• HCC Coding - Nursing - (Handout) HCC coding utilizes International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10-Clinical Modification (CM) coding to assign risk-adjustment scores to patients. Nursing staff should always review the diagnosis codes and Problem List with the provider prior to documentation of the HCC coding and Assessment and Plan note.
• HCC Coding for Providers - (Handout) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created the Hierarchical Coding Categories (HCC) coding model. HCC coding utilizes International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10-Clinical Modification (CM) coding to assign risk-adjustment scores to patients. This document provides education on how to address the HCC Coding Our Practice Advisory (OPA) from Storyboard.
• Opioid Prescription BPA for Providers - (Handout) Learn how UIHC is using OPAs to address the Opioid Epidemic.
• Patient Belongings at Discharge - (Handout) Patient belongings need to be documented at admission, on transfer (by both the sending and receiving staff), and at discharge. Epic provides an Our Practice Advisory (OPA) to remind end users to review belongings at discharge.