AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by Healthcare Auditor's Handbook
presented on April 20, 2006
The cost report audit ranks among the most complicated of hospital audits. Recent OIG audits reveal that hospitals systematically file incorrect reports. This only adds anxiety to the daunting task of conducting a thorough and accurate audit.
Still, you can't postpone this important audit. Our audioconference offers a step-by-step educational seminar on auditing this complicated aspect of healthcare finance.
The OIG has its sights on cost reports in the 2006 Work Plan. Investigators will be looking at Medicare cost reports for correct
- adjustments for direct and indirect graduate medical education
- wage index reporting
- administrative costs at critical-access hospitals
- organ acquisition costs
- reporting of rebates from hospitals
We'll show you how to tackle these issues. At the end of the audioconference, you'll be able to:
- understand the relevance of cost reporting and compliance
- identify key compliance elements of the cost report
- perform the third-party process
- identify adjustments for direct and indirect graduate medical education
- audit wage index reporting compliance
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA
- Introduction
- Compliance oversight of cost-reimbursement areas
- Breakdown of a hospital cost report
- Function
- Mechanics
- Cost report risk areas
- Identifiers
- Allowable costs
- Stepdown statistics
- Revenue
- Settlement issues
- DME/IME audit tips
- Compliance oversight of cost reimbursement areas
- False Claims Act
- Qui tam action
- OIG risk areas
- Discovering past instances of cost report problems
- Distinguishing types of errors
- Decide what to do next
- Mitigating cost report risk
Q&A
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Mark J. Rich, FHFMA, is a partner and director of healthcare consulting at the Boston accounting firm Feeley & Driscoll, P.C., and is an expert at breaking down cost report audits into manageable pieces.
Lawrence Vernaglia, J.D., M.P.H., is a partner in the health law practice group at the Boston office of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder. His area of expertise is in transactional and regulatory health law practice representing hospitals and health systems, long term care facilities, physician practices, hospices and home health agencies, and health care trade associations.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Hospital compliance officers, general counsel, reimbursement officer, and finance officers. CFOs and CEOs interested in cost report compliance will also find the program of benefit.
PROGRAM MATERIALS
Program materials will be provided with PDF links.
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