Recovery Audit Contractor Defense: Monitor One-day Stays Under RAC Scrutiny
Product Description:
One-day and short stays were heavily scrutinized in the demonstration program and will likely continue in the permanent program. In his session, Yvonne Focke, RN, BSN, MBA, and Robert R. Corrato, MD, MBA, will explore how you can help your organization put processes in place to ensure your one-day and short stays are compliant.
Session overview:
Featuring a case study of St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, this session will explore how you can ensure:
- Your organization has processes in place to admit appropriately
- Your physicians are documenting appropriately and meeting medical necessity
- You have case managers in place to monitor admissions
- Your emergency department is in compliance with admissions
Bonus Resources Include:
- TMF one-day stay tool
- TMF patient status tool
- TMF one-day stay newsletter
RAC Ready & Compliant
HCPro, Inc. has determined this program meets one or more of the following criteria:- The main topic contains substantive information about a RAC-identified error
- The program will help you in your appeals preparation
- The program will help you operationalize your RAC strategy/process
About the faculty:
ROBERT R. CORRATO, MD, MBA, as founder of EHR in 1997, is president and chief executive officer. Prior to founding EHR, he held the post of deputy director of the office of health policy and clinical outcomes at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa. An internist with extensive outpatient, inpatient, academic and community-based clinical practice experience, he is one of only six physicians in the U.S. to have completed medical fellowship training in managed care/administrative medicine. He often serves as a featured speaker at healthcare industry events, has been published in leading healthcare journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association, sits on the editorial boards of numerous healthcare publications, and has served as a peer reviewer for the Annals of Internal Medicine.
YVONNE FOCKE, RN, BSN, MBA, is a national revenue cycle consultant who has conducted training and education sessions for hospital clients as part of HCPro's Revenue Cycle Institute. She is currently the director of revenue cycle management at St. Elizabeth and St. Luke Hospitals in Northern Kentucky and a presenter on the national stage for professional organizations including HFMA, ACMA and NAHAM.
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