Release of Information
Product Description:
AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Medical Records Briefing
presented on February 7, 2008
Gain control over your release-of-information
Featuring experts Rose T. Dunn, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, and Patricia Tooley, RN, BSN, CIPP
Release of information (ROI) contains many gray areas. It’s critical for you to understand to whom you can release information and under which circumstances. And with the high volume of requests that hospitals face everyday, it’s important that you understand those gray areas and how to develop strategies to maintain compliance and streamline efficiency. One way to gain greater control over your releases—as well as potentially generate revenue—is to bring your ROI function back in-house.
Industry experts Rose T. Dunn, RHIA, CPA, FACHE, and Patricia Tooley, RN, BSN, CIPP, detail the pros and cons of bringing your ROI back in-house during this 90-minute audioconference. They discuss real-life scenarios involving confusing aspects of ROI, as well as a case study from one hospital that brought its ROI function back in-house to better control its releases and generate revenue for the hospital. They also discuss ways in which you can increase the efficiency of your current department if you’ve already developed one.
How can you conquer the more confusing areas of ROI while ensuring compliance?
With this insider information, you’ll be able to handle confusing ROI scenarios as well as justify the need for an internal program. Our speakers discuss how to create a successful program from scratch, including everything from budgeting, understanding the role of an ROI specialist, and how to bring your hospital’s administration on board.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
- Why ROI is challenging for hospitals
- What regulations guide ROI
- What the gray areas of ROI are and how to deal with them
- Discussion of real-life scenario
- Strategies for handling these confusing scenario
- Case study: How one hospital brought its ROI department back in-house to generate revenue and gain greater control
- Some of the issues/resources that you must consider when internalizing a ROI program
- Skill sets for the ROI staff
- How to justify adding FTEs to the chief financial officer
- How to monitor outcomes
A question and answer session follows this program
Note: Participants should already have a basic understanding of the purpose of ROI activities in the HIM department and who are the common requestors of copies of protected health information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Describe the gray areas of ROI and strategies for handling those areas
- Describe the pros and cons of outsourcing or internalizing ROI
- Explain how to calculate return on investment for an internal ROI program
- Recognize what is involved in internalizing ROI
- Understand the role of a ROI specialist
- Increase the efficiency of your ROI department
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
- Sample job description
- Productivity tool
- Internal ROI checklist.
These materials are provided with PDF links.
EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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 (AHIMA).
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Rose T. Dunn, RHIA, CPA, CHPS, FACHE, is chief operating officer of First Class Solutions in Maryland Heights, MO. Dunn is a past AHIMA President and recipient of AHIMA’s 1997 Distinguished Member Award. Dunn is active in several professional associations, including AICPA, ACHE, HFMA, and AHIMA. She holds fellowship status in HFMA, ACHE and AHIMA. She also is certified in healthcare privacy and security. Dunn is the author of several texts including Finance Principles for the Health Information Manager, More with Less, Coder Productivity, and Haimann’s Healthcare Management. Dunn is recognized nationally for her many articles of ROI and costs associated with it, e-discovery, and accounting for disclosures.
Patricia Tooley, RN, BSN, CIPP, is a certified international privacy professional and the system executive for Privacy Compliance with Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, TX. Tooley is a registered nurse and she has been with Memorial Hermann for the past 19 years. During her career, she has served as director of Patient Business Services, Health Information Management, Intensive Care Unit and Case Management. She is responsible for privacy compliance, the oversight of central ROI, contract management, centralized patient record imaging and records management.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN
ROI specialists, HIM directors, practice managers, coding supervisors, HIPAA privacy, coders, compliance officers, organization ombudsmen, hospital legal counsel
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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