POA Reporting: Strategies to ensure compliance and improve quality (Audio Conference)

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE

Sponsored by The Association of Clinical Documentation Specialists (ACDIS)

presented on October 19, 2007

Part of the Deficit Reduction Act and required as of October 1 with mandatory enforcement starting January 1, 2008, there’s no question that the present on admission (POA) indicator will have a BIG impact on your hospital’s profitability and data quality.

Stay a step ahead of CMS’ POA reporting timelines and ensure accurate payments with expert ADVICE, real-life application TIPS, and CASE STUDIES that go beyond POA guidelines!

The POA indicator requires yet another layer of documentation and communication between coders and physicians. During this audioconference, our speakers present:

• Strategies for improving physician documentation
• Tips for capturing POA status in difficult clinical scenarios
• Advice for implementing a POA query process
• A discussion of the six conditions that will affect reimbursement when documented as not being POA

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the program, you will be able to:

1. Explain why POA is important and why hospitals should take it seriously
2. Describe the global objectives of the POA, including quality improvement and patient safety
3. Describe how POA will affect HIM operations and staffing
4. Demonstrate the methodological application of POA through specific clinical case scenarios

NOTE: Participants will best benefit from this program if they have a prior basic familiarity of the POA guidelines and POA indicators

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA

1. Present on admission (POA)
   1. Advantages
   2. Disadvantages
      
      
2. The 6 conditions  in the IPPS final rule
   1. Highlights and clinical rationale
      
      
3. POA guidelines—easy-to-understand explanations of how to apply the guidelines
   
   
4. Case studies that go beyond what’s included in the POA guidelines
   
   
5. Operationalizing the POA
   
   
6. Global implications
   1. Compliance
   2. Billing

A question and answer session follows.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Sandy Nicholson, MA, RHIA, CCS-P, is founder and CEO of HCR Solutions, LLC of Locust Grove, GA, an HIM consulting firm focusing on coding compliance and reimbursement education in Locust Grove, GA. She has more than 20 years experience in HIM consulting and HIM administration in hospitals and physician practices. She is a nationally recognized speaker on topics pertinent to CMS/OIG initiatives, clinical documentation improvement, and coding compliance solutions in the healthcare arena.

Robert S. Gold, MD, is founder and CEO of DCBA, Inc., in Atlanta, GA, a consulting firm that provides physician-to-physician educational programs in clinical documentation improvement. He writes Clinically Speaking for Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies and Minute for the Medical Staff for Medical Records Briefing, and is the author of the training handbook, Documentation Strategies to Support Severity of Illness: Ensure an accurate professional profile, all from HCPro.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

AAPC
This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.5 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.

AHIMA
This program has been approved for 2 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

• Coders
• Medical officers
• HIM coding managers and directors
• Documentation improvement and quality improvement officers
• Compliance officers
• CFOs
• Revenue cycle managers
  

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 take-home items including:

• A copy of POA guidelines
• Link to IPPS Final Rule 
• Articles from JustCoding.com and Medical Records Briefing—two HCPro publications

These materials are provided with PDF links.

NEW PURCHASE OPTION: Audio Archive

In addition to the regular participation option for HCPro audioconferences— audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. An audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience on your computer or MP3 player.

Purchase a CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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