Reimbursement Update 2008

Reimbursement Strategies 2008

(formerly Reimbursement Update)

Office managers, coders, and billing staff: attend this essential 3-hour session for the latest news and strategies pertaining to physician reimbursement in 2008. Even if Medicare repeals the proposed 9.9% fee reductions, physicians still have not received a raise from Medicare since 2005! This class will help you to plan now for a more profitable and compliant 2008. Get updates on a full range of reimbursement topics including: compliance, collections, new codes, laws, Medicare changes, fee schedule, patient education and much more.

Course Agenda:

• Get the latest on the 2008 OIG Work Plan, CPT and Medicare updates
• Understanding and communicating the financial impact of new/revised codes
• Reimbursement rules and compliance issues you can't afford to overlook
• Patient/payer mix: formula for forecasting profitability in the New Year
• Simple ways to make your voice heard by Congress regarding the proposed 9.9% fee reductions
• Why you should pay attention to Medicare changes, even if your practice doesn't see Medicare patients
• How opting out of the Medicare program could affect your practice
• What your physicians need to know about the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative program in 2008
• Ancillary services: what your payer contracts may reveal
• Gone electronic? The importance of auditing your EMR system
• Resources and tips your front office can use to improve practice Communication
• New tools to help streamline patient education
• Valuable tips on how to step up your collections efforts
• Understanding how the OIG's self-disclosure process works
• Explore the advantages and drawbacks of going electronic
• Find out how a Medicare investigation or audit is triggered
• Understanding Medicare's “reasonable effort to collect” provisions
• Rules of ethics with regard to making recommendations
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Who Should Attend:
This class is ideal for managers, collections, coding and billing professionals, as well as physicians and administrators. Receive tips and guidelines to understand compliance measures, along with valuable resources that your practice can use all year long.

Course Materials:
A full course manual will be provided to each participant. No additional materials are required for this course.

BONUS MATERIALS: All participants will receive grids and checklists to assist with collections, auditing, reading a contract, selecting an EMR, and more.