AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Ambulatory Surgery Compliance and Reimbursement Insider
presented on December 14, 2007
Will you gain or lose reimbursement under the new ASC payment system?
The change to the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) payment system means more than just reimbursement. Now you need to evaluate the services you provide and consider adding new specialties or cutting others to maintain a profitable practice.
Starting on January 1, 2008, the new ASC payment system takes effect — you could be paid less for services you received higher reimbursement for the day before. That’s why it’s vital to your facility’s financial integrity to know where you stand once these rules are put in place.
In just 90-minutes, our speakers tell you who will gain revenue under the new system— and who will lose it. You’ll listen to an in-depth analysis of three different specialties: one with revenue set to increase, one with revenue set to decrease, and another that will lose revenue in some areas but gain it in others. This information will help you determine the reimbursement impact on your facility and what types of financial decisions would be in your best interest. Plus, you will learn concrete steps you can put into action to improve your reimbursement immediately.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this audioconference, you will be able to:
- Describe the APC system and the payment methodology outlined in the ASC final rule
- List the immediate steps that any ASC should take to perform an analysis of the impact of the ASC final rule
- State how the ASC final rule will affect certain specialties, including which ones will win and which ones will lose under the rule
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- Recap of the payment methodology outlined in the ASC final rule
- Winners and losers across the spectrum of specialties
- In-depth analysis of three specific specialties
- Winner—will see an increase in payment based on new methodology
- Orthopedics
- Reimbursement impact
- Financial decisions to consider
- Deciding whether to add new specialties
- Loser—will see a reduction in payment based on new methodology
- Gastrointestinal (GI)
- Reimbursement impact
- Financial decisions to consider
- Pain management
- Reimbursement impact
- Financial decisions to consider
- Immediate steps to consider for all specialties
A question and answer sessions follows the presentation
MEET THE SPEAKERS
John Goehle is the vice president of Finance for Surgery Consultants of America (SCA), a national ASC Development and Management company based in Fort Myers, FL. Goehle is a nationally known Ambulatory Surgery consultant and has served on the Boards of both the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association and the New York State Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers. He is also a surveyor with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and was founder of the New York State Association for ASC's. He is the author of "Financial Management Made Easy: Strategies for Ambulatory Surgery Centers" published by HCPro.
Susan Garrison, CPC, CHC, CPC-H, CCS-P, CPAR, is vice president of healthcare consulting services at Magnus Confidential in Atlanta, GA. Garrison has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare management, including the areas of documentation, coding, billing, and reimbursement for both outpatient hospital and physician services. Previously, she was responsible for 3M Consulting's Outpatient Coding Validation and Education Services. She has conducted hundreds of engagements at hospitals across the country to improve hospital and physician compliance and reimbursement.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a list of resources web sites. The list is provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
This program is tailored to the needs of ASC owners, administrators, and business office managers. Coders may also benefit from this program as a secondary audience.
NEW PURCHASE OPTION, AUDIO ARCHIVE
In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. Audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio archive 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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