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DRG Validation that Maximizes Reimbursement without Increasing Audit Risk.

Most DRG validation programs focus only on increasing reimbursement by identifying CC/MCC opportunities. Plutus Health takes a dual-lens approach. Using PE Sampling AI, PE Full Review AI, and AHIMA-certified inpatient coding specialists, we identify defensible revenue opportunities while simultaneously reducing RAC exposure, documentation risk, and coding vulnerabilities.

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1.5 to 3%
Revenue Discovery Rate
SCP Health, 2018
96%
SCP Health, 2018
Audit Agreement Rate
25x
SCP Health, 2018
Faster Risk-Based Review

The Six-lens DRG Validation

Concurrent DRG Validation

We review inpatient documentation before claims are finalized to validate MS-DRGs, APR-DRGs, IR-DRGs, CC/MCC capture, and principal diagnosis selection while reducing future coding corrections.

Retrospective DRG Audits

Our post-discharge reviews identify missed reimbursement opportunities, coding inaccuracies, documentation gaps, and RAC exposure before external auditors discover them.

Case Mix Index (CMI) Optimization

We improve Case Mix Index through defensible clinical documentation, accurate severity capture, and complete coding, not artificial reimbursement inflation.

Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI)

Our specialists identify gaps in physician documentation, missing clinical indicators, and opportunities to improve coding accuracy and audit defensibility.

DRG Compliance & Audit Readiness

Every validation includes reviews for compliance with CMS regulations, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, Official Coding Guidelines, SOI, ROM, and payer-specific inpatient requirements.

Provider & CDI Education

We translate findings into physician education, CDI recommendations, coder feedback, and documentation improvement initiatives that strengthen long-term performance.

HOW WE DELIVER

AI & Analytics, Working Underneath

Engine 01
Risk-Based Chart Intelligence

PE Sampling AI evaluates every inpatient encounter and prioritizes charts with the greatest opportunity for reimbursement improvement, documentation enhancement, or compliance risk.

  • →  High-risk chart prioritization
  • →  CC/MCC opportunity detection
  • →   Documentation gap analysis
  • →   RAC risk scoring
Engine 02
Clinical Validation Engine

PE Full Review AI validates diagnoses, procedures, physician documentation, DRG assignment, severity levels, and coding compliance before escalating complex clinical judgment to certified inpatient coding specialists.

  • →   DRG validation
  • →   Documentation-to-code mapping
  • →   Medical necessity review
  • →   Coding compliance verification
Engine 03
Revenue & Compliance Analytics

OlympusAI continuously measures DRG shifts, Case Mix Index trends, reimbursement impact, coding accuracy, physician documentation quality, and audit readiness across the organization.

  • → CMI analytics
  • →  DRG trend reporting
  • →  Revenue opportunity tracking
  • →  Compliance dashboards

How the Operating Model Actually Runs

Risk-Based Case Selection

Rather than reviewing charts randomly, OlympusAI identifies inpatient encounters with the highest financial value, documentation complexity, reimbursement opportunity, and audit exposure.

Dual-Lens Clinical Review

Each chart is reviewed through two perspectives simultaneously: maximizing defensible reimbursement while identifying coding decisions that could create RAC, payer, or compliance risk.

Certified Validation & Revenue Strategy

AHIMA-certified inpatient coding specialists validate AI findings, recommend documentation improvements, prepare rebilling opportunities where appropriate, and provide long-term CDI guidance.

Process First. Always

Defensibility First. Always.

Every DRG decision impacts reimbursement today and audit risk tomorrow. OlympusAI validates every inpatient encounter through revenue optimization and compliance together, ensuring DRG accuracy without creating future exposure.

Then we run the model:

  • AI-powered DRG validation and opportunity detection
  • AHIMA-certified inpatient coding review
  • Continuous monitoring of CMI, audit risk, and reimbursement integrity
"We don't just optimize DRGs. We protect every reimbursement."
01
Pre-Encounter
Eligibility & Benefits AI
02
Charge Capture
Charge Capture AI
03
Coding & Validation
PE Sampling AI + PE Full Review AI
04
Submission & Follow-up
Claim Scrubbing AI
05
Denials & Appeals
Appeal AI
06
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Analytics AI

FAQs

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Improve reimbursement. Reduce audit exposure.

Our 30-day DRG validation assessment reviews inpatient coding, clinical documentation, Case Mix Index opportunities, reimbursement accuracy, and RAC vulnerability to deliver a defensible roadmap for revenue improvement.