Management Briefing: New Medicare 2006 Outpatient Coding and Reimbursement Changes
90 minute Audio Conference
| CD-Rom: $227 Includes CD-Rom of the conference and the materials. |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has just announced dramatic changes to the rules for billing and coding hospital outpatient services in 2006. More than 500 codes will be deleted and new ones created with no grace period for compliance. And there will be over 230 code changes that directly affect the chargemaster.
Join the reimbursement experts of BESLER Consulting, a leading advisory firm in healthcare financial management and operations, to get a better understanding of the new Medicare coding and reimbursement changes for OPPS and how it will impact your organization in this special 90-minute audio conference, “Management Briefing: New Medicare 2006 Outpatient Coding & Reimbursement Changes.” The program is scheduled for Thursday, December 8th at 1:30 - 3:00 pm ET.
Be prepared! The final rule will be effective for hospital outpatient services furnished on or after January 1, 2006. “There’s a lot of work to be done with this year’s changes almost doubling last year’s… and still no grace period!”
According to CMS, the changes to the payment rates and increased volume of services will contribute to an overall increase in projected payments to over 4,200 hospitals for Medicare outpatient services of $27.6 billion in 2006 compared to projected payments of $26.2 billion in 2005, an increase of 5.4 percent. But this doesn’t necessarily mean that payments will increase to your organization. Attend this conference and bring your staff members to evaluate the changes to determine if this will mean an increase or decrease in payments to your organization!"
Presenters:
Tina Ford, Senior Manager, Reimbursement
BESLER ConsultingVickie McElarney, Senior Manager, Chargemaster
BESLER Consulting
Agenda:
Who Will Benefit From This Audio Conference?
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, vice president of finance, director of reimbursement, controller, vice president of operations, strategic and implementation consultants, operations executives, executive directors, team leaders, planners, product managers, knowledge managers, department heads, medical directors, director of managed care, director of contracting, network development and provider services directors, strategic planners, healthcare management, TPAs, network managers, company executives, medical management directors, analysts, implementer consultants, account services and administration executives.
How The Audio Conference Works:
"Attend" this program right in your office and enjoy significant savings no travel time or hassle; no hotel expenses. It's so convenient! Invite your staff members to participate. Your registration fee covers ONE telephone hookup from your site. Include as many individuals from your organization as you wish there is no additional charge. Gather in a conference room and use a speakerphone.
The conference lasts 90 minutes. This includes ample time for the question and answer period. No special equipment is needed. After you register, you will receive instructions via email on how to dial into the conference and how to download the conference materials, so be sure to include your email address!
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