Catalog Number : caa1402
Title : MS-DRG Update
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 9-16-2009
Webplay Price : $ 225 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Target Audience:

• Outpatient Coding Personnel
• Coding, Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• Internal Auditing Personnel
• Financial and Compliance Personnel
• Physicians and Other Interested Personnel

Webinar Objectives:

• To review the final Medicare MS-DRG payment system and associated changes for FY2010
• To review various DRG weight changes, updates, and new MS-DRG categories
• To appreciate the changes for DRG grouping logic, CCs and MCCs
• To understand key issues within DRGs and the proposed changes
• To appreciate ICD-9-CM changes and the impact on MS-DRGs
• To discuss the use and impact of the POA indicator
• To appreciate the financial and operational impact of specific hospital areas
• To discuss anticipated future changes and directions for DRGs. Including ICD-10

A few of the topics to be discussed:

• Brief Review of MS-DRG Changes for FY2010
• Overview of DRGs and Associated Payment Systems
  • Coding Systems
  • Overall Grouping Process and Logic
  • Key Coding and Billing Issues
  • ICD-9-CM Coding Changes
• DRG Weight Determination and Update
  • Cost-Based Calculations
  • Cost Center Changes for the Cost Report
  • Cost Reports and Cost-to-Charge Ratios
• Special Issues
  • Impact of the Severity Refinement for MS-DRGs
  • Coding Issues
  • Associated Changes for IPPS
  • Quality Reporting
• Assessing the Financial and Operational Impact of Changes
  • DRG Grouping Logic
  • Coding Issues
  • Chargemaster and Pricing Issues
    • Device Cost Reporting
    • Device Dependent DRGs
  • Compliance Issues
• The Future of MS-DRGs
  • Trends
  • ICD-10-CM/PCS Impact

Prerequisites for Participating:

• General knowledge of outpatient services and APCs.

Attendance Certificate:

Upon attending this course you will receive a 1.5 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.