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Upcoming Education Session
Day	Date	Location	Education Session
TBD	April	CHA	Corporate Compliance Update Joint Program with CHA

Educational Session Announcement

The Revenue Cycle Characteristics and Approaches of High-Performing Hospitals
&
Evolving National Strategies for Increasing Self Pay Patient Responsibilities


Date & Time:    Thursday, March 4, 2010, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location:     Waters Edge Resort, Westbrook, CT

Join us for an exclusive opportunity as we bring the National HFMA Patient Financial Services team to you. The session will highlight the revenue cycle characteristics and approaches of high-performing hospitals found to drive the most value to their patients, physicians and community .   Also the latest  HFMA  Patient Friendly Billing Project findings will be shared as they relate to industry adoption and key objectives.

The afternoon portion of the presentation will take an in depth look at self pay dynamics on a national scale and  provide attendees with an opportunity to explore various strategies to be employed at a local level through a break out session utilizing the findings from HFMA National.

Click here for the program announcement and registration form: HFMA_March_4_2010_Revenue_Cycle.doc (203 KB)

 

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Educational Session Announcement

Medicare Boot Camp for Hospitals

Through the Connecticut Chapter efforts, CT HFMA is pleased to announce a nationally recognized Medicare educational program will be conducted here in state.  The HCPRO 4 ½ day educational session, Medicare Boot Camp for Hospitals, will be offered on April 26-30, 2010 at the Water’s Edge Resort in Westbrook Ct.

This session is usually offered at sites which require the additional cost of travel and lodging.  By sponsoring this session here in Connecticut, the chapter hopes that hospitals can spare the cost of air travel and/or lodging to permit staff to attend a nationally recognized quality program.

Other HFMA chapters have indicated this session to be of high quality with unusually high positive feedback from participants.  It provides a good framework to insure staff understand and are able to deal with the maze of Medicare reimbursement, billing and compliance issues.

The cost of the seminar is discounted both for HFMA members and/or early registration.  While registration fees are higher for non HFMA members, the cost of pro rated HFMA membership may be offset by the savings in registration, thereby providing greater value to your staff.

The learning objectives for this 4 ½ day program include:

·         Medicare Research: End your confusion over the Medicare Web Site and find what you need

·         UB-04, ICD-9-CM, NPI, OCE and Other Must-Know Billing Fundamentals

·         OCE, MCE, and Other Medicare Claims Fundamentals

·         Medical Necessity and Non-Coverage: What you need to know when Medicare is not paying the bill

·         NCCI, MUEs, Modifiers and Other Must-Know Coding Fundamentals

·         Tools for Understanding and Predicting Medicare Outpatient Revenue: Overview of the OPPS

·         The Requirements and Operation of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program.

·         Hot Topics: Medical Necessity of Inpatient Admissions and Observation Services

·         Hot Topic: Outpatient Coverage, Coding and Billing

·         The Medicare Appeals Process

·         Tools for Understanding and Predicting Medicare Inpatient Revenue: Overview of the IPPS Module

·         When the DRG Payment is not What You Expect: Special IPPS Payments and Adjustments

Registrations fees include all learning materials (except a CPT-4 Code Manual), continental breakfast, coffee breaks, and lunch [Monday thru Thursday]. Participants will be asked to bring a CPT-4 manual or can purchase one at an additional cost.

The registration fee schedule is:

If attendees wish to stay on site during the conference, the daily room rate for Water’s Edge Resort will be $135 for reservations received by March 26.

To insure a high quality, learning experience, the class size is being limited to 26 individuals.  Therefore, only the first 26 registrations will be accepted.  There will be no cancellations allowed, but substitutions will be permitted.

Click here for detailed Learning Objectives for this session:

  Medicare_Boot_Camp_Learning_Objectives.doc (50 KB)

Click here for the registration form:

  Medicare_Boot_Camp_4_26_2010_Registration_Form.doc (81 KB)

Directions are as follows:

Address:
PO Box 688
1525 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, Connecticut 06498

From New York City, New Haven and West:
Interstate 95 North to Connecticut Exit 65. Right turn at exit ramp to second stop light in center of town. Left onto Route 1 North (Boston Post Road). Go up about half a mile. Water's Edge entrance will be on your right. From NYC, approximately 100 miles and two hours driving time.

From Hartford, Springfield and North:
Interstate 91 South or I-84 West to Hartford. From Hartford, take I- 91 South to Route 9. Then Route 9 South to Exit 3. Go through stop sign to second stop sign. Turn right onto Route 153 South and follow to the end of route until intersection with Route 1 in Westbrook. At light, turn left onto Route 1 North (Boston Post Road). Go up about half a mile. Water's Edge entrance will be on your right. From Hartford, approximately 50 miles and an hours driving time.

From Boston, Providence and East
Interstate 95 South to Connecticut Exit 65. Left turn at the exit ramp to the third stop light in the center of Westbrook. Left turn at light onto Route 1 North (Boston Post Road). Go up about half a mile. Water's Edge entrance will be on your right. From Boston, approximately 129 miles and two and a half hours driving time.

Many of our programs are held at the Connecticut Hospital Association in Wallingford, CT. Directions to CHA are as follows-

CHA_Directions.doc (38 KB)