Billing for Hospital Supplies
Minimize Compliance Risks and Revenue Loss
Product Description:
Audio Conference on CD or Audio On-Demand
Sponsored by MedicareFind
A program for HIM, finance, and revenue cycle professionals
presented on September 16, 2009
Billing for supplies is difficult. It's hard to find official guidance, and when you do, it's not always clear which supplies you can bill separately. You may be leaving money on the table or opening yourself up to compliance risks.
During this 90-minute audio conference, our speakers help you decipher the confusing language that clouds billing for supplies. They cover a number of important topics, including bundled and non-bundled supplies, revenue codes, and status indicators, and provide billing strategies that will help you get the reimbursement you deserve.
NOTE: This is a beginner- to intermediate-level program. You should have a general familiarity with the revenue code definitions to benefit most from the program.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this audio conference, you will be able to:TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA:
- Integral v. separately billable supplies
- Bundled/integral supplies and non-bundled supplies
- Packaged (status N indicator) items
- Supplies that must be separately billed
- Supplies eligible for separate payment
- Charging for supplies
- Charge development formulas and consistent charging
- Tiered/graduated charging formulas
- Cost reporting and cost-to-charge ratios
- New cost center for implantable devices
- Device dependent edits
- Revenue codes
- Examples of supplies and appropriate revenue codes to report
- Problematic revenue codes
- Compliance pitfalls
- Definition of key terms
- Conflicting guidance on chargeable v. non-chargeable supplies
- Medicare and the non-provision of definitive guidance
- Individual fiscal intermediary guidance
- Not charging and billing for non-covered item
MATERIALS
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials along with:These materials are provided with PDF links.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, is revenue cycle director for Asante Health System in Medford, OR. She has more than 20 years of healthcare reimbursement experience including 11 years in nationwide consulting to hospitals and physicians regarding Medicare and Medicaid payment systems and compliance. She is a member of the editorial advisory board for the APC Answer Letter and the APC Weekly Monitor, both from HCPro.Keith Siddel, MBA, PhD (c), is founder, president, and chief executive officer of HRM, a national healthcare financial service organization in Creede, CO. He has more than 20 years of experience managing revenue cycle projects in individual hospitals and integrated health systems. He has worked in an operational, clinical, compliance, and financial capacity and has led revenue projects for leading academic, for-profit, and not-for-profit healthcare providers nationwide.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
HIM directors, chargemaster coordinators, finance and revenue cycle managers, decision support managers, and compliance officers in acute care hospitals.AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio on-demand 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.Product Types : Departments :
