AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE
sponsored by PFS Advisor
presented on December 8, 2005
Observation is a major challenge for hospitals and it's crucial to put a program in place that maintains compliance while protecting your revenue. You might be losing millions of dollars each year.
Among the common mistakes are assigning improper patient status, billing incorrectly, and failing to maintain compliance. It's imperative to create a lasting solution to manage observation. The practices of hospital staff and clinicians must be aligned to ensure that care given to short-stay patients is reimbursed.
Listen to this intermediate-level 90-minute audioconference and learn how to strengthen your organization's internal processes for managing every aspect of observation.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA:
Our speakers will discuss:
an overview of observation, and a review of regulations and implications Condition Code 44 and how should it be used observation management scenarios and the pros and cons of each why you need to audit short-pay patient admissions A question-and-answer session will follow the regular presentation.
At the conclusion of the program, participants will:
understand Medicare's definitions of inpatient observation, and how it differs from a strict criteria-based approach to observation identify the risk factors in their own internal program develop a compliance program work plan that preserves revenue understand why and when to use Condition Code 44 know how to calculate the financial impact of observation MEET THE SPEAKERS
Joseph Zebrowitz, MD, is executive vice president and senior medical director of Executive Health Resources (EHR) in Newtown Square, PA. He developed EHR's suite of Clinical Revenue Cycle Management services, programs that focus on clinical denial reduction, length of stay management, and physician education through daily physician-to-physician interaction.
Crystal Redding, RN, is director of care management for Forsyth Hospital, Novant Health System, in Winston-Salem, NC. She has initiated an active utilization review process that focuses on compliance and maximizing reimbursement through collaborative practice.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN
Patient access, finance staff, compliance, and case management staff; medical affairs and chief medical officers; nursing staff
PROGRAM MATERIALS:
Program materials will be provided with PDF links.
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