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Observation Status vs. Inpatient: Clear Up the Confusion; Maximize Reimbursement
Audio Conference Recording Price: 199.00 -
SUMMARY
The decision of when to admit to Observation versus Inpatient can be confusing. The fact that different payors enforce different policies complicates matters further. Mistakes can affect your reimbursement - in a big way! Join us for this 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will discover:
- Observation vs. Inpatient: How and when to bill for each
- What CMS guidelines say about Observation - and what is new!
- 5 common observation vs. admit mistakes and how to avoid them
- Have you assessed your RAC risk for these visits? - What you need to know
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PROGRAM BENEFITS
Why is billing for Observation Status versus Inpatient Admit a problem at most facilities? What can you do to make sure documentation and coding is correct for these patients? What about the Conditions of Participation? How do you know if your facility is compliant? Get answers to these questions and more in this practical 60-minute audio conference where you and your colleagues will be provided with the latest information on proper documentation, coding and billing procedures of observation vs. inpatient status.
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Getting the Payment You Deserve - Compliance is Key
- How to stay out of trouble - what practices can put your facility at risk
- Who should be responsible for making sure the claim is correct
- Auditing tips and other considerations - what you need to know
- Documenting Observation Status - Important Information You Need to Know
- Checklist to ensure complete documentation
- Specific tips for getting the documentation you need from your physicians
- What documentation CMS requires to bill Observation status
- Coding Observation Status - Best Practices to Ensure Compliance
- Observation Status vs. Inpatient: Tips to avoid common coding mistakes
- How to interpret the documentation - to code for proper reimbursement
- Real examples of common scenarios - and what to do about them
- Live question and answer session - Have your specific healthcare questions answered
- Getting the Payment You Deserve - Compliance is Key
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SPEAKER
Christi Sarasin, CCS, CPC-H, FCS is an independent consultant with over 29 years of experience in health information management.
- Prior to establishing Sarasin Consulting Group Ms. Sarasin worked as a healthcare consultant for three national healthcare consulting firms. Ms. Sarasin has over 15 years experience as a healthcare consultant and has specialized in DRG Validations, Ambulatory Surgery and Emergency Department (facility component) Coding Reviews, Coding Educational In-services, APC Payment Sampling Reviews, Inpatient and Outpatient Coding Compliance and Operations Reviews , Interim Coding Supervisory Consulting, Contract Coding for Inpatient and Outpatient Visits
- With over 14 years of experience at a 350-bed acute care hospital, Ms. Sarasin's hands-on experience in the various operational processes of a health information department has given her a broad perspective of the global medical record workflow processes and the outside influences that impact coding, reimbursement and compliance.
- While a consultant with St. Anthony's Publishing, Ms. Sarasin was the technical editor for St. Anthony's Outpatient Reference Manual, co-author for St. Anthony's APG Implementation Guide, technical editor for St. Anthony's APG Source Book, contributing editor to St. Anthony's Gearing Up for APGs (Overview and Impact of your Operations and Impact of your Clinical Operations) and technical editor for St. Anthony's HCPCS Alert Newsletter.
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AAPC CREDITS
This program has prior approval by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1 continuing education hour. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Additional information on obtaining your CEU will be included with your purchase.
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PROGRAM MATERIALS
The speaker's PowerPoint presentation slides are included with your audio recording purchase. All materials are accessible through the Internet and can be downloaded as a PDF file.
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PRICING
$199.00 for audio conference recording (CD or DVD) and program materials.
This is an outstanding program and therefore we offer purchasers a Money Back Guarantee. We are so confident that you will find the conference valuable that we offer a 100% money back guarantee from now until 30 days after the audio recording is shipped, making this a risk-free investment. Audio recordings will be received approximately three weeks after the live conference.
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