AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by "How to Bill Medicare for Skilled Nursing Facilities"
presented on July 12, 2006
Under RUGs 53 many SNFs face a loss of $10 per resident per day! Don't deprive your facility of hard-earned funds. With the new Resource Utilization Group (RUG) system in effect since January 1, it has become more important than ever for nursing homes to ensure they receive the reimbursement they have earned. One way to help save your facility's bottom line is through proper revenue cycle management.
During this 90-minute audioconference, SNF Revenue Cycle Management under RUGs 53: Achieving Strong Financial Health in this Challenging New Environment, experts Kenneth Monahan, MHSA, NHA, and Barbara Griffin-Gulliver offer some important strategies for financial success under these straitened circumstances. They'll take you through the revenue cycle—from admission to accounts receivable—to help you determine whether your facility is bringing in all the revenue it's entitled to. You'll learn valuable tips to improve your facility's billing and coding, including best collections practices and advice on when not to pay claims from other providers or vendors.
AGENDA
- Overview of RUGs 53 reimbursement issues
- SNF revenue cycle operations
- The admission process
- Managing documentation
- Consolidated billing issues
- Billing correctly
- Accounts receivable
- Good collections practices
- Miscellaneous process updates
- Wrap-up
- Q&A
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Kenneth M. Monahan, MHSA, NHA, is a senior reimbursement consultant for Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC located in Morganville, NJ with over ten years Medicare experience in long-term care facilities. Upon graduating from George Washington University, he trained as an administrator, becoming a LNHA for HCR Manor Care. He worked with HCR for over five years as a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator in several states including Virginia, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. During this time he specialized in crisis management and revenue cycle issues. In addition, he was an Executive Director with Sunrise Assisted Living for new development in New York City just prior to joining Zimmet over four years ago.
Barbara Griffin-Gulliver is Director of Medicare Policy for Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC. Prior to joining the firm, Barbara was employed by Empire Medicare Services for over 20 years. During her tenure with this Medicare Fiscal Intermediary, Barbara held management positions in the Claims Processing and Professional Relations departments. Barbara was the lead skilled nursing facility Medicare educator for Empire, and worked under subcontracts with the NYS Department of Health and CMS to develop and implement the SNF prospective payment system and Consolidated Billing. She has spoken extensively to SNF industry groups and is nationally published on the topics of Medicare policy and claims processing.
Joanne Finnegan, Moderator, is a senior managing editor at HCPro, Inc. She currently is the editor of Billing Alert for Long-Term Care, a monthly newsletter offering advice on how to comply with Medicare's toughest billing regulations. A member of the long-term care group at HCPro, she also edits books and the weekly electronic newsletter SNFinfo Connection.
BONUS TOOLS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET:
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and tools including:
- RUGs 53 description sheet
- Revenue cycle diagram
Program materials are provided with PDF links. WHO SHOULD LISTEN: Skilled nursing facility (SNF) leaders, billing office managers, heads of finance for SNFs, CFOs, and billers.
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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