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Catalog Number : cra1699
Title : Critical Access Hospitals and Conditions for Participation
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Duration : 90 minutes

Webplay Recording Date : 7-8-2010
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Focus:

Critical Access Hospitals have special Conditions of Participation. This webinar provides a step-by-step review of the CAH COPs including discussions of special situations. Additionally, PPS hospital COPs are compared and contrasted to CAH COPs.

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 Level: Intermediate/Advanced

Prerequisites for Participating:

General knowledge of Critical Access Hospitals and hospital compliance in general.

Webinar Objectives:

  • To review 42 CFR § 485 - CAH COPs
  • To understand terminology and requirements for CAHs
  • To appreciate special COPs and how they differ from PPS hospitals
  • To understand special requirements for physicians and practitioners
  • To have knowledge of special concerns about EMTALA
  • To appreciate how the provider-based rule (PBR) affects CAHs
  • To understand the need to at least annually review the COPs for compliance

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

  • Overview
    • Critical Access Hospitals
    • Cost-Based Reimbursement
    • Organizational Structuring Requirements
    • Cost-Reporting Process
  • CAH COPs
    • Overview
    • Comparison to PPS Hospital COPs
  • Review of CAH COPs
    • Definitions and Terminology
    • Rural Networks
    • Personnel and Personnel Qualification
    • Status, Location, Certification and Accreditation
    • Emergency Services
    • Physical Plant
    • Organization and Staffing
    • Services and Clinical Records
    • Periodic Reviews and Quality
  • Special Related Issues
    • EMTALA
    • Conditions for Payment
    • Provider-Based Rule
  • Sources for Further Information

Attendance Certificate:

Upon attending this course you will receive a 1.5 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate or a 1.8 Nursing CEU. 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.

Refund Policy:

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.