2010 Observation Services Track

On-demand audio recordings of the Observation Services track
of HCPro Revenue Cycle Institute's popular Medicare Compliance Forum
held May 6-7, 2010, in Las Vegas

This event featured nationally recognized regulatory experts and in-the-trenches healthcare providers addressing key Medicare compliance concerns with practical and innovative approaches for compliance success.

Now through these on-demand recordings, you can bring the same great training presented at the Las Vegas event to your team, ensuring everyone has the same foundation to strengthen your organization's compliance efforts.

Failing to properly classify a patient as observation services or inpatient affects both the clinical and financial success of your hospital. The Observation Services track is designed to help you successfully manage observation services. Each session is described below.

During the Observation Services session, highlights included discussion on:

• Major regulatory issues surrounding admission criteria
• Formulating strategies to enhance case management and physician advisor partnerships
• Defining billing and payment rules for observation services under Medicare

Here are the topics covered during the Observation Services Track:

UR Committee and Optimizing Condition Code 44: Compliance strategies for preventing and correcting level-of-care errors. Speaker: Deborah Hale, CCS

Strategies to Ensure Medicare Compliance with Case Management and Physician Advisor Intervention: Tips to establish a program that ensures compliance and revenue integrity. Speaker: Joe Zebrowitz, MD

Observation Q&A Session: Our Speakers answered audience questions. Speakers: Deborah Hale, CCS, Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC, Joe Zebrowitz, MD

Billing and Payment for Observation Services: Common billing challenges for Medicare patients, including drugs and minor procedures. Speaker: Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC

Tackling Readmissions: A review of Medicare’s position, assessing the financial impact, and a recommended review process you can use at your organization. Speaker: Joe Zebrowitz, MD

Also hear the General Sessions that kicked off each day of the Forum:

Observation Services and Medical Necessity: A look at the latest regulatory developments affecting inpatient coverage rules, medical necessity, screening criteria, and physician involvement. Speakers: Deborah Hale, CCS, Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC, and Joe Zebrowitz, MD

State of the Union: Government Audit Programs: A discussion of the latest developments with federal auditing programs including RACs, MICs, MACs, ZPICs, and CERT. Speakers: Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC, Stacey Levitt, MSN, CPC, and Michael Taylor, MD

Best Practices for a Successful RAC Team: Learn the most effective ways to customize how you run your RAC team so that you contribute to the success of your operation moving forward. Speakers: Kimberly Anderwood Hoy, JD, CPC, and Joe Zebrowitz, MD

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