Catalog Number : ccma1194
Title : Charge Master Policies & Procedures
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 2-26-2013
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

How should we set charges? When and how should changes be made to the chargemaster? To answer these questions and more come join us in this important and educational Webinar.

Webinar Objectives:

• To Review The Chargemaster As A Financial Tool
• To Understand Statutory Compliance Surrounding the Chargemaster
• To Appreciate the Contractual Obligations That Hospitals Have Concerning the Setup and Use of the Chargemaster
• To Have A Systematic Process to Audit and Evaluate the Chargemaster
• To The Many Compliance Concerns Surrounding the Chargemaster
• To Appreciate the Very Different Requirements Made By Different Third-Party Payers for Coding, Billing and the Chargemaster
• To Review Action Steps that Chargemaster Coordinators Can Take To Audit the Chargemaster and Make Improvements

Webinar Outline:

• Overview of the Chargemaster Form, Structure and Contents
  • Centralized Organization
  • Distributed Organization
  • Charge Capture Policies and Procedures
• Billing Interface
  • Third-Party Payer Demands
  • Choice of Revenue Codes
  • Cost-Report Interface
  • Professional Services Billing Through the Chargemaster
• Coding Interface
  • Dynamic Coding
  • Static Coding
  • Hybrid Coding Processes
  • Professional Coding Through the Chargemaster
• Policy and Procedure Development
  • Process
  • Identification of Decision Areas
  • Systematic Process for Analysis and Design of Procedures
  • Form and Format of a Policy & Procedure
• Organizational Infrastructure for Policies and Procedures
  • Chargemaster Coordinator
  • Changes to the Chargemaster
  • Archiving the Chargemaster
  • Charge Formulas and Algorithms
• Chargemaster Policies & Procedures – Judgment Metrics
  • Auditing Process
  • Internal vs. External Auditors
  • Charge Based Reimbursement Concerns
  • Consistency and Logical Organization123
• Special Situations – Example and Case Studies
• Chargemaster Coordinator Action Steps

Target Audience:

Chargemaster Coordinators, Billing and Claims Generation Personnel, Compliance Personnel, Patient Financial Management Personnel, Cost Accounting Personnel, Cost Report Personnel, Financial Analysts, Managed Care Contract Personnel, Revenue Enhancement Personnel, CFO, CCO, Financial Planners and all other hospital personnel interested in pricing

Contact Hours:

• All participants: Must attend the entire Webinar and complete a Webinar critique to receive a 1.5 Hour Attendance Certificate for each program.

Completion of offering required prior to awarding certificate.

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.