Catalog Number : cra1618
Title : Supplies & DME for Critical Access Hospitals
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 8-11-2011
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Overview:

Why are there so many compliance concerns surrounding DME? Just what is DME? Come join this Webinar to find out the answers to these questions and more.

Target Audience:

• Chief Compliance Officers
• CBR Compliance Officers
• Healthcare Auditors
• Healthcare Compliance Personnel
• Chargemaster Coordinators, Billing and Claims Generation Personnel
• Patient Financial Management Personnel
• Cost Accounting Personnel
• Cost Report Personnel
• Financial Analysts
• Managed Care Contract Personnel
• Revenue Enhancement Personnel
• Chief Financial Officers
• Chief Compliance Officers
• Financial Planners
• All Other Hospital Personnel Interested in Compliance

Webinar Objectives:

• Provide an Overview of Proper Supply Categorization Under the Medicare Program
• Understand Key Concepts Surrounding Supply Categorization for the Chargemaster
• Differentiate Routine vs. Non-Routine Supply Items
• Understand the Difference Between Separately Charging and Separately Billing
• Review the Items Under DMEPOS (DME and Prosthetic, Orthotic and Supplies)
• Understand Proper Billing for DME Items by CAHs
• Appreciate the DMEPOS Fee Schedule
• Understand the Process of Becoming a DME Supplier

A few of the Topics that will be Covered: covered:

• Basic Concepts
  • What Are Supplies?
  • What Is DME?
  • How Are CAHs Paid for These Items
  • Medicare Enrollment and the CMS-855-S
• Supply Categorization
  • Separately Chargeable vs. Separately Billable
  • Integral-Part
  • Routine vs. Non-Routine Supply Items
  • Proper Use of Revenue Codes for the Chargemaster
  • Implantable Medical Devices (IMDs)
  • Establishing Charges for Supplies
• DME
  • What is DME?
  • How Is DME Categorized?
  • HCPCS Codes for DME
  • DMEPOS Fee Schedule
  • DME Suppliers – Rules and Regulations
• Charging for Supplies and DME
• Compliance Issues Surrounding Supplies and DME
• 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.