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REVENUE CYCLE 2

 

Track Coordinator: Newt Courtney, Nix Health Care System

Client Co-chair: Laurie Johnson, Platte Valley Medical Center

Siemens Co-chair: Diane Hummel, Siemens Healthcare, MS4

All Revenue Cycle 2 sessions qualify for continuing education units (CEUs) with the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM). Please see the session monitor at the conclusion of each presentation to receive the CEU certificate.

Monday April 23, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
R11, R1, R21 REVENUE CYCLE FOCUS GROUP UPDATE – “You see George; you’ve really had a wonderful life.”
Laurie Johnson, Patient Access Manager – Platte Valley Medical Center

Come meet the Revenue Cycle Focus Group and see how we create a wonderful life. Hear what we’ve been up to this past year and find out what we have in store for you at this year’s Vision Conference. Siemens MS4 Sr. Director, Kristine Pitts and Siemens MS4 Solution Owner, Rick Nelson will be on hand to discuss what’s new with MedSeries4 and what is coming in the future. The Manager of Customer Support, Barbara Meldrum will also provide an update from the MedSeries4 Support team.

AUDIENCE: All Revenue Cycle attendees

Monday April 23, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
R12 5010 troubleshooting – “You’ve been given a great gift, George.”
Debby Schumer, Senior Systems Coordinator – Banner Health
Paula Elliott, Systems Analyst – Siemens Healthcare, MS4

Join this session to obtain tips and tools for researching and resolving issues to improve workflow efficiency within the 837-5010 Editors.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Revenue cycle staff responsible for file maintenance and troubleshooting

Monday April 23, 2012 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
R13 REimbursement term limits within package terms – “You’ll see a lot of strange things from now on.”
Bennett Fritts, Corporate Revenue Integrity Manager – Adventist Health
Lydia Thompson, Reimbursement Specialist – Platte Valley Medical Center

This presentation focuses on understanding the function of package codes and package term fields within the expected reimbursement contract. You will receive details regarding how they complement, compete, and negate each other to accurately set term limits.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Revenue cycle staff responsible for file maintenance and troubleshooting

Tuesday April 24, 2012 10:30 am – 11:30 am
R14 form codes and prorations in AR and EC – “This requires a little thought here.”
Lea Hammons, Patient Accounts Manager – Grenada Lake Medical Center
Janai Lind, Revenue Cycle Systems Analyst – Mammoth Hospital

The Bill4 Parm file defines which form codes and prorations create a 4010 or 5010 claim. Come get a fresh look at how you can change your file maintenance in AR & EC to accommodate the payer switchover to 5010.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Revenue cycle staff responsible for file maintenance and troubleshooting

Tuesday April 24, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
R15 ar/adt file maintenance – “You call this a happy family?”
Bonnie Raner, Director of Patient Access – Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Janai Lind, Revenue Cycle Systems Analyst – Mammoth Hospital

If you want to troubleshoot AR/ADT issues, this session is for you. Join us for a review of key AR/ADT master files and their interdependencies, and see how to build Help Text, which will help your end users improve accuracy.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Leadership and decision support staff responsible for productivity, statistical reporting, and auditing

Tuesday April 24, 2012 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm
R16 EC file maintenance – “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives.”
Debby Schumer, Senior Systems Coordinator – Banner Health
Janai Lind, Revenue Cycle Systems Analyst – Mammoth Hospital

Clean file maintenance equals clean bills. Join this session to review EC master files and their interdependencies to eliminate rework and lost payments.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Leadership and decision support staff responsible for productivity, statistical reporting, and auditing

Wednesday April 24, 2012 8:00 am – 9:15 am
R17 ACTS file maintenance – “Attaboy, Clarence.”
Lea Hammons, Patient Accounts Manager – Grenada Lake Medical Center

ACTS can be used in every department for any account in AR or Bad Debt. Learn how to build ACTS to accommodate all your users for better efficiency and productivity.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Revenue cycle staff responsible for file maintenance and troubleshooting

Wednesday April 24, 2012 9:30 am – 10:45 am
R18 ms4 scheduling FILE MAINTENANCE – “I told you George, I’m your guardian angel.”
Maripat McLaughlin, Systems Analyst – Siemens Healthcare, MS4

Are you intimidated by implementing MS4 Scheduling at your facility? This session provides a review of the file maintenance necessary to implement the application and will highlight how Scheduling interacts with other MS4 applications.

AUDIENCE: Intermediate to advanced – Revenue cycle staff responsible for file maintenance and troubleshooting