WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE: Hospital C-Suite: nursing home administrators; senior and mid-level managers involved in revenue cycle; clinical documentation improvement personnel; quality assurance/performance improvement, case management and continuing care staff; discharge personnel, SNF physicians and allied medical staff, and any member of a healthcare organization acquiring, merging or otherwise taking over a skilled nursing facility.

OVERVIEW: The chargemaster is a linchpin within the overall revenue cycle; therefore, it is necessary to keep it up-to-date on reimbursement processes and proper compliance. The chargemaster is a direct and indirect target of compliance for both governmental programs and third-party payers.

As you will learn during this session, chargemasters are complex and can be organized in different ways. Adding to this complexity is the continuing controversy around hospital pricing. A carefully-crafted systematic process is necessary to audit a chargemaster to ensure various concerns are met. The chargemaster must also be organized in a way to help hospitals remain financially viable.

OBJECTIVES:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the PDPM model as it relates to the revenue cycle;
• Identify inefficient processer that contribute to missed opportunities for reimbursement; and
• Identify ways to avoid inefficient processes.

MEET YOUR FACULTY: Kelly Cooper, BSHI, RHIA, CCS, LMT, Solaris Healthcare, Consultant/Corporate HIPAA and HIM Compliance Officer

Solaris operates assisted living and skilled nursing communities throughout Florida. Kelly is responsible for the creation, implementation and maintenance of health information policies and procedures; ICD-10-CM coding education, training, and auditing; and corporate training and oversight in all health information tasks. She is a champion for health information and patient access in the long-term post-acute care arena, serving as a speaker for multiple organizations and states; as Co-Chair of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Long-Term Post-Acute Care Practice Council; and in various roles in the health information Management Associations at the national, state and regional levels. 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Registrations are due into the LHA office one week prior to the webinar in order to ensure timely delivery of instructions and handout.

REGISTRATION:  Log in online to register. VISA, Master Card, Discover or American Express are accepted. Email confirmations will be sent to all registrants who list an accurate email address. Webinar materials are provided 1-2 business days in advance of the webinar. Once webinar materials are distributed no refunds will be issued and full payment is expected.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Cancellations received in writing up to one week prior to a scheduled event will be charged a cancellation fee of $40 (per person, per event). Registrants who are unable to attend an LHA educational event are permitted to, and encouraged to send a substitute without incurring a cancellation fee. Please send written notice of any substitutions prior to the scheduled event. Cancellations received less than one week prior to the scheduled event, or individuals who fail to attend will result in a non-refundable registration fee.

TRANSFER POLICY:
Transfer requests must be in writing and received one week prior to the event to receive a credit to use at a later date. A $40 transfer fee will be charged.  The LHA will hold your credit for a period of one year following the start date of the program for which you were originally registered. Transfer requests received less than one week prior to event will result in a non-refundable registration fee.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
The LHA will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations for physically-challenged participants who require special services. When registering, please attach a written description of needs to the application.

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