Wednesday, September 17, 2008
1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

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FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA
President and CEO
Spragens & Associates, LLC
Durham, NC

Julie Pipke, CPC
Reimbursement Manager, Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:

Palliative care is a medical subspecialty that is not yet recognized by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). As a result, many audit rules used by CMS inadvertently result in denials for appropriate palliative care consults.

This audio conference will review the common reasons for CMS application errors, provide recommendations to minimize denials and supply concrete strategies to simplify appeals. A review of Part B billing for hospital consults will also be presented, providing participants with essential tools to engage constructively with their billing staff; identify problems; develop solutions and improve collections from Part B services.

JOIN US AND LEARN . . .

• Overview of billing rules within a context to help avoid future problems
• Common reasons for payment denials
• Strategic approach to reducing denials
• Best practices for palliative care team new hires and staff credentialing to minimize denials
• Strategies for regular audit and QI activities to improve revenues from billing and appeals

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Physicians; nurses; social workers, financial managers; administrators and others involved in operating a palliative care program.

This presentation is especially geared towards billing coordinators and medical directors of palliative care programs.

CALL DETAILS:

• $89 per phone line or $99 for one phone line plus the audio conference CD-ROM (contains mp3 audio file and PowerPoint presentation)
• Payment is online by credit card only
• PowerPoint presentations accompany each audio conference
• You will have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A session with the presenter
• We encourage you to invite your colleagues to listen with you
• Continue the discussion following the audio conference and post your questions and comments on our CAPCconnectSM Forum!

Any questions? Contact Margaret Schutz at (212) 201-2671 or margaret.schutz@mssm.edu