2012 OPPS Proposed Rule: Analyze the Impact and Manage the Changes
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE
Sponsored by Briefings on APCsPresented on August 24, 2011
New APCs for combination CPT codes, changes to physician supervision,
and new quality measures are among the hot topics in CMS’ 2012 OPPS Proposed Rule.
How will these and other changes affect your hospital? Listen with your team and find out.
You need to get ready for the 2012 OPPS Rule. HCPro's 9th Annual OPPS Program is your best bet to understand:
- What proposed changes will affect providers the most if accepted as final for 2012
- Which areas are most likely to change from a coding, billing, operational, and financial perspective and what providers can do now to prepare
Expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, return for this popular program. They are analyzing the proposed rule and deliver a comprehensive program to get you ready to manage the expected changes for 2012 OPPS. When you understand where CMS is headed in 2012, you'll be in a position to plan your own internal education and process changes.
NOTE: Here is a link to the Proposed Rule. You should review it before this program.
OUR PROPOSED AGENDA
Our program as in years past is full and aims to cover all of the latest updates, including the following expected topics:
- New APCs for combination CPT codes such as CT of the abdomen and pelvis
- APC payment rate changes
- Billing and payment for composite APCs
- New composite APCs
- Major changes to specific APCs and/or clinical service lines
- Physician supervision for outpatient therapeutic services
- Reimbursement for drugs, biologicals, and radiopharmaceuticals
- Hospital outpatient quality initiative program update
- Other changes as proposed by CMS
As always, a question and answer session follows the presentation.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Jugna Shah, MPH, is the president of Nimitt Consulting Inc. in Washington, DC. She has extensive experience helping providers understand and address the clinical and financial implications of APCs, facilitating APC task force meetings, strategic planning sessions, financial impact analyses discussions, and managing APC implementation and assessment projects. She is a contributing editor of HCPro's Briefings on APCs.
Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, is revenue integrity 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 the author of numerous articles on OPPS and hospital-based clinics.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
AAPC: This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.5 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.
AHIMA: This program has been approved for 1.0 continuing education unit for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials.
GATHER YOUR TEAM AND LISTEN TO THIS IMPORTANT AUDIO CONFERENCE
- HIM managers
- Coding supervisors
- Outpatient coders
- APC coordinators
- Chargemaster coordinators
- Revenue cycle coordinators
- Finance
- Compliance officers
AUDIO ON-DEMAND:
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audio conferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer an audio on-demand, which allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase an CD or audio on-demand or CD 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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