Recorded Webinars

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How to Audit 2010 Compliance – Don’t Let ‘Preponderance Non-Compliance’ Rob Your Margins.

Presenter: Darlene D’Altorio-Jones, Strategist, Performance Improvement

IRF 2010 Regulations for Medicare Part A were not optional guidelines. Audits of charting with technical deficiencies can trigger full denial. If you are not auditing process, completion and appropriate information and timelines to expectations, you may be at risk for substantial losses.  If in preponderance you are deficient, you may even risk licensure to operate and be paid under IRF- PPS. Attendees will be provided with templates not only for audit but also for writing rebuttals that will help to flag records for 2010 mandate ADRs (Additional Development Requests).

Let’s review in detail how to audit records for compliance.  For those on MediLinks installed after November of 2009; let’s review standard reports and workflow that can help and why documentation can assist in monitoring 100% of records not just a sampled few.

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Claims-Based Outcomes Reporting (CBOR): July 1 is Coming – Are You Prepared?

Presenter: Loli Fulton, Outpatient Rehabilitation Product Manager at MediServe

Beginning July 1, CMS will require all outpatient therapy services to comply with new Claims-Based Outcomes Reporting (CBOR) guidelines. Failing to submit the appropriate G-codes and modifiers to CMS will result in denied claims. To better educate you about CBOR, learn about the newest updates to the CBOR requirements and understand the complexities surrounding the workflow, we invite you to attend this hour long informative session. Since the Final Rule was released, MediServe has been answering dozens of questions on the topic. MediServe expert, Loli Fulton, OTR/L, will answer many of those questions you are all wondering and get you up-to-speed on the transition process as we countdown to July 1.

We’ll also provide you with access to FREE tools to help you meet the new guidelines so you don’t get denied claims!

The CMS Final Rule can be downloaded here. Therapy Services information starts on page 68958.

Throughout the webinar, the presenter will:

  • Review CMS Guidelines regarding G-codes and modifiers
  • Clarify and answer many of the frequently asked questions
  • Provide access to resources and CBOR tools to help you prepare for the July 1 date

Who should attend?

Any outpatient therapy provider including private practice owners, hospital outpatient directors and managers, skilled nursing and home health (part B) providers.

 

About the Presenter

Loli Fulton is the Product Manager for Outpatient Rehab Solutions at MediServe. She has both clinical and management experience across a wide range of rehab service lines, including outpatient, acute care, SNF/LTACH, IRF settings and has specialized in pediatric care. Before MediServe, Loli worked at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she served as an occupational therapist and advanced clinical specialist. She received her degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch.

 

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Staffing Rehab Nursing Appropriately Using Patient Daily Acuity: Reports That Maximize Patient Satisfaction and IRF Performance

Presenter: Bill Vallance, Vice President – Program Management at MediServe

Recorded 4/10/2013 – Learn how MediServe has leveraged Patient Daily Acuity data to produce a series of reports that significantly improves the ability of the entire care team to understand the progress of the patient since admission to the IRF. Read More

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Using AM-PAC for Claims-Based Outcomes Reporting

Presenter: Michael Stevenson, Director, Product Management, MediServe

MediServe’s PAC-Metrix solution uses the Boston University Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC™) to enable functional-based patient reported outcomes as a platform to consistently measure clinical quality and performance across your organization. This webinar focuses on this role the AM-PAC is currently playing in CMS’ current CBOR program and the future unified patient assessment known as the DOTPA program. You’ll learn how you can gain valuable outcomes data without cutting into treatment time by utilizing this Web-based and hassle-free instrument. The easy-to-use tool for patients, therapists and administrators covers virtually any diagnosis, and measures functions in three domains: basic mobility, daily activities and applied cognitive. Patients can answer test questions themselves, or the instrument can be completed by clinicians or family members.

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Avoiding the Claims Denial Black Hole: Strategies to Accelerate and Maximize Claims Payments

Presenter: Carmen Elliott, MS, Director of Payment and Practice Management at the APTA

1/31/13- It is imperative to understand payment for claims–from data collection and claims submission to payer inquiries and managing denials. By submitting the right information up front you’ll know exactly how to correct denied claims. That means you’ll spend less time and money resubmitting claims. Understanding and applying sound business strategies to the processes that follow the submission and avoiding denials of claims is critical in managing the payment process. Watch this webinar to understand why you have denials, better manage your claims process and learn what actions you can take for a quicker turnaround time on your payment from insurers. Read More

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Cost Care Burden, Why it Matters Clinically

Presenter: Darlene D’Altorio-Jones, PT.,MBA-HCM, Strategist, Rehabilitation Management, MediServe

1/10/13- Take the mystery out of functional scoring! FIM™ assessment– It’s not just a Medicare payment tool!  Real-time use of FIM ™ measurement can help guide  the patient’s plan of care more effectively. If you struggle to show continuous gains toward a reasonable and necessary rehabilitation level of care, watch this presentation.

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Preparing for Claims-Based Outcomes Reporting Requirements

Presenter: Mike Stevenson, MBA, PT, Director of Product Management at MediServe

11/28/12  - If you thought Medicare Therapy Caps were bad, the other shoe just dropped! CMS will begin accepting Claims-Based Outcomes Reporting (CBOR) with Medicare Part B claim submissions on Jan. 1, 2013 — and will require this added data starting July 1, 2013. Watch this webinar to learn about the new CBOR requirements. The CMS Final Rule can be downloaded here. Therapy Services information starts on page 68958.  Read More

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Preventing Readmissions: Evidence and Conjecture

Presenter: Cheryl Hoerr, MBA/HCM, RRT, CPFT, FAARC

10/17/12 - How do you reduce ‘potentially preventable’ hospital readmissions? A multitude of programs aimed at reducing hospital readmissions have been implemented and while some of these programs are showing promising results, other programs have yet to prove themselves.  Ms. Hoerr outlines some of these programs and points out processes that need further development and study.  She also provides an overview on the impact readmissions have on healthcare expense and the public’s perception of quality care delivery.

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Therapy Caps: Outpatient and Beyond– A Review of How All Lines of Service Will be Impacted

Presenters: Mike Stevenson, PT, MBA, and Darlene D’Altorio-Jones, PT, MBA-HCM

9/25/2012 –  The Medicare Therapy Cap takes effect Oct. 1, 2012.That means new guidelines and forms to be informed about.  It’s not just changes for outpatient hospitals. Did you know Medicare Part B covered inpatients will trigger Cap regulations, too? Transmittal 2537 just released Aug. 31, 2012 describes in detail the necessary billing procedures for therapy caps. Tucked away in the detail is an alarming fact that it can also impact inpatient care on rare occasion. How? By viewing this webinar featuring MediServe clinical experts, you’ll be filled in on the latest  latest developments before the Therapy Cap requirement takes effect. Be informed and prepared before the big switch!

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As I See It: Opportunities for the Respiratory Profession

Presenter: Sam Giordano, MBA, RRT, FAARC

9/11/12 - Yogi Berra is quoted as saying, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” This humorous saying is frequently interpreted by the more poignant and oft-quoted proverb, “Change is the only constant.” There should be little doubt that change is, in fact, the business of the day. Healthcare is facing tumultuous and volatile times—riddled with tremendous complexity and uncertainty. But with change comes opportunity. Watch this session in which past, present and future trends and forces shaping healthcare will be addressed along with their implications for the practice of respiratory care. Mr. Giordano discusses how respiratory care will be defined, how respiratory therapists will be impacted and what opportunities lie ahead in this profession.

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