In the novel on which the classic film Bladerunner is based, the prolific science fiction author Philip K. Dick asks whether androids dream of electric sheep. Perhaps in a science fiction universe, virtual economists could have their work validated by virtual model validators, have model risk managed by virtual CROs and have governance managed by a virtual board.  But here in this universe, under the current regulatory and legal framework, real live model validators must be used to validate models, real live CROs must be used to manage model risk, and real live boards must be used to provide governance.

Many health plans focus on sweep dates and code capture while working in some prospective outreach for members, but are you optimizing your Risk Adjustment (RA) activities and tools to improve coding documentation and data submissions throughout the entire year? If not, you should be!