Never Event Billing and Reporting: Manage an Effective Process

Product Description:

Audio Conference on CD or Audio On-Demand

Sponsored by MedicareFind

A program for compliance and revenue cycle professionals

presented on October 2, 2009

Nothing about a Never Event is clear cut. CMS won't pay your hospital for a Never Event, but you still need a solid process to submit claims to report the incident to ensure payment for unrelated services.

This audio conference clarifies the best way to report, manage, and bill Never Events. Our speakers offer examples of confusing and complex never event cases and your staff will learn how to handle Never Events in light of three new national coverage determinations (NCDs) and the recently released outpatient modifiers for never events took effect October 1.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the conclusion of this audio conference, you will be able to:
  • Understand how Never Events and hospital-acquired conditions differ
  • Build a process for handling Never Events
  • Understand billing rules for Never Events
  • Design guidelines for responding to specific Never Event
  • Create effective communication for Never Event
  • Construct quality improvement procedures out of lessons learned from a Never Event

TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA:

  1. Difference between hospital-acquired conditions and Never Events
  2. Capturing the information and analysis
    1. How to build an internal process
      1. Effective communication
    2. Documenting your decisions
    3. Who needs to be involved
  3. Payer requirements regarding Never Events
    1. Developing internal billing guidelines
    2. NCDs
    3. Billing for future episodes related to the Never Event
  4. Managing from what you've learned
    1. Importance of documentation
    2. Quality improvement
A question and answer session follows the presentation.

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:
  • Detailed never event grid
  • NCD's from Medicare
  • State Hospital Association Never Event Grid These materials are provided with PDF links.

    MEET THE SPEAKERS

    Keith Siddel, MBA, PhD (c), is founder, president, and chief executive officer of HRM in Creede, CO, a national healthcare financial service organization. He has more than 20 years of experience managing revenue cycle projects in individual hospitals and integrated health systems.

    William Griffin, CPA, FHFMA, is vice president of corporate finance at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis. His responsibilities include oversight of corporate revenue and reimbursement, HIM, registration and access, and managed care finance.

    WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

    Hospital compliance officers; risk managers; billing officers, managers and staff; finance and PFS directors, revenue cycle managers, nursing and quality staff; case managers.

    CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

    This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 2.0 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. Credits expire 9/30/2010.

    AUDIO ON-DEMAND

    In addition to the regular purchase options for HCPro audio conferences, 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.
    Save money when you purchase multiple copies! Ask your customer service representative about money-saving discounts and bulk orders. Call toll free 800-650-6787 or e-mail customerservice@hcpro.com.
    Publisher :  HCPro, Inc
     
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