Catalog Number : cca1378
Title : Compliance: Why Critical Access Hospitals are Different
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 3-26-2009
Webplay Price : $ 150 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

Critical Access Hospitals face both the typical hospital compliance issues and additional compliance concerns because of the nature of their Medicare classification. This workshop identifies and discusses both the standard issues and those issues specific to CAHs. Special and unusual issues are also addressed.

Target Audience:

• CAH Coding Personnel
• Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
• Nursing Staff
• Outpatient Service Area Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators
• Financial Analysts
• Compliance Personnel
• Physicians
• Practitioners
• Other Interested Personnel

Webinar Objectives:

• To review the organizational status and requirements for Critical Access Hospitals
• To delineate the standard areas of hospital compliance
• To address update issues relative to compliance
• To discuss the coding, billing and reimbursement implications for CAHs
• To review the special Conditions of Participation for CAHs
• To discuss the relationship of CAHs to physicians and non-physician practitioners
• To discuss RAC audit issues for CAHs
• To review associated compliance concerns including provider-based status, EMTALA, CMS-855, and Conditions for Payment

The following are a few of the topics to be discussed:

• Overview
  • Organizational Structuring Requirements
• Hospital Compliance Issues
  • Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Issues
  • Conditions of Participation and Accreditation
• Special Issues
  • CMS-855 and Conditions for Payment
  • Medicare Copayment and Deductible
• OIG Work Plan Issues for CAHs
• RAC Audit Issues for CAHs
• Sources for Further Information

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.