MIRA
Track Coordinator: Brenda Olson, Great Plains Health Alliance
Client Co-chair: Charmaine Vinton, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Siemens Co-chair: Gaylene Gladden, Siemens, MS4
All MIRA sessions qualify for continuing education units (CEUs) with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). See the session monitor at the conclusion of each presentation to receive the CEU certificate.
| Monday | April 19, 2010 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| M01 | MIRA FOCUS GROUP UPDATE and new mira releases | |
| Gaylene Gladden, Senior Product Analyst – Siemens, MS4 Charmaine Vinton, Director, Medical Information – Brattleboro Memorial Hospital |
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Join us for a review of focus group accomplishments and goals and hear an update about the enhancements in the 2010 Summer 30.10 release. There will also be a brief overview on RAC and what others have experienced during a RAC audit. AUDIENCE: All MIRA users |
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| Monday | April 19, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
| M02 | MS4 CLINICAL SUITE – A MIRA PERSPECTIVE | |
| Charmaine Vinton, Director, Medical Information – Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brenda Olson, Vice President, Health Information Management – Great Plains Health Alliance, Inc. |
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Hear a panel discussion about how to utilize information from MS4 Clinical Suite in processes used for HIM. Discover effective ways to use the system and learn best practices to encourage involvement with clinical development. AUDIENCE: This session is for beginning and intermediate users who are trying to understand the changing roles of HIM in an electronic world. |
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| Monday | April 19, 2010 | 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
| M03 | MIRA VIEW OF AR TO REIMBURSEMENT | |
| Pegge Szych, Project Lead – Combinatorics Consulting Company Shelley M. Harward, RHIT, Customer Support Analyst – Siemens |
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What is HIM’s role in the Revenue Cycle? What do you need to know about pre-bill edits? Learn the causes of billing errors and how to analyze them with a demonstration of accounts as they progress from registration through billing and reimbursement. Plan to attend and bring your questions. AUDIENCE: This session is for beginning and intermediate users who are trying to understand the changing roles of HIM in an electronic world. |
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| Tuesday | April 20, 2010 | 10:30 am – 11:30 am |
| M04 | GOVERNMENTAL CHALLENGES | |
| Dawn Byrd, Assistant Director, HIM – Wise Regional Health System Pegge Szych, Project Lead – Combinatorics Consulting Company |
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Join this session for an overview of the American Recovery and Reimbursement Act (ARRA) with interactive discussion about privacy breaches, auditing, and red flag alerts. Suggestions on how to utilize the MIRA system to identify these areas will also be discussed. AUDIENCE: All MIRA users |
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| Tuesday | April 20, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
| M05 | BEGINNING MIRA 101 | |
| Jean Rawles, MIRA Coordinator – Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Pegge Szych, Project Lead – Combinatorics Consulting Company |
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Learn about the MS4 MIRA product at the introductory level. Basic usage concepts are discussed as each module is displayed using the IBM iSeries. This session is geared toward the attendee who is new to the product or to those individuals who need refresher information. AUDIENCE: Beginning |
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| Tuesday | April 20, 2010 | 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm |
| M06, R26 | GOVERNMENT UPDATE – HOW TO KEEP OUT OF THE “MOUSE TRAP” | |
| Kathy Barry, Director of Revenue Cycle Management – St. Joseph Hospital Brenda Olson, Vice President, Health Information Management – Great Plains Health Alliance, Inc. |
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Hear an overview of recent and upcoming changes in Medicare and ARRA regulations and discover their impact on the hospital revenue cycle. Included in the discussion are IPPS and OPPS changes, value based purchasing initiatives, major ARRA and HITECH initiatives, Health Reform update, RAC and MIC updates, a brief introduction to 5010, and a sneak preview of ICD10. AUDIENCE: This is a general education session designed for anyone who wants an understanding of how Medicare and other governmental regulations have shaped and changed the reimbursement process. It provides ideas for using MS4 Case Mix and RE, AR/ADT and MIRA, but does not require any specific level of understanding. |
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| Wednesday | April 21, 2010 | 9:30 am – 11:00 am |
| M07 | e-DISCOVERY – ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS | |
| Mary Beth Hougan, HIM Consultant – Hougan Consulting Becky Farrell, Director, HIM – Platte Valley Hospital |
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Learn about all the electronic systems that can be subpoenaed for an e-Discovery case. Mary Beth has been involved with identifying this information in electronic systems and will describe this experience and what it takes to be ready. AUDIENCE: All MIRA users |
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| Wednesday | April 21, 2010 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| M08 | PLANNING FOR ICD10 | |
| Mary Beth Hougan, HIM Consultant – Hougan Consulting Becky Farrell, Director, HIM – Platte Valley Hospital |
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It is coming! ICD10 will be here sooner than you think. This session focuses on the steps needed to get your facility prepared for ICD10. AUDIENCE: All MIRA users |
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| Wednesday | April 21, 2010 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm |
| M09 | MIRA – BEST PRACTICES | |
| Jean Rawles, MIRA Coordinator – Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Shelley M. Harward, RHIT, Customer Support Analyst – Siemens |
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Hear about how your peers have tackled tough issues through best practices. Topics include documentation improvement/CDI, advanced MIRA procedures, and a summary of conference topics. Help shape the future of MIRA by joining an interactive discussion of ideas for improvement and enhancements to the MIRA solution. AUDIENCE: All MIRA users |
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