Risk Adjustment & Coding

CMS-facing risk adjustment attention over the last 24 hours centered on operational readiness for the Longterm Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model, with new FAQ coverage reinforcing that participating ACOs will need tight coding, attribution, and longitudinal documentation workflows to manage benchmark accuracy and downside-risk exposure under the model’s enhanced primary care/population health design ([LEAD Model FAQs](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi7wFBVV95cUxQSGQ3dWl6eF9uWm5fZGRxSC1STE5FTWdIazdlajRadDlORHVmTHhkM0xTN1gxTHB4ZmJxMUE3TDlXYkxiMFNLWlhiUXFoWEVGOWxKNXZtLUdKWUhmSkxDQ0NkellaTFg2aXB1amFCMjhNYnBvTURBNTJxdVJSMHBDY2k5YTI5T1hyZGs3enJsTHdHX2dQbnhSaUJPSk10dWRQN0JVcHc2djBCZlV1V2ltY09DLVdtekdIdlEyaVdqeWJxY05mcWZ6ZVdUdmp1WUxXQ0Y4Z25VTzl3VXJlWUxIZnQ0MGZqeE