| Description |
This course will provide an overview of Medicare hospital reimbursement policies and calculations, and also summarize the impact of changes due to health reform. Specific examples will be provided of various calculations and the related impact on reimbursement.
Course Objectives
• Understand the critical components of hospital reimbursement,including Medicare DSH, Medicare Bad Debts, wage index, 340B and Medicare special designations.
• Determine how Medicare calculates hospital reimbursement
payments.
• Learn what specific factors drive reimbursement amounts.
• Analyze potential opportunities for hospitals to increase Medicare reimbursement.
• Discuss recent and significant changes due to healthcare reform.
• Discover the latest trends in contractor audits.
• Consider the latest changes to the 340B program.
Attendance is complimentary and by invitation only.
Offering 6 hours of CPE in Specialized Knowledge.
Prerequisites: None
Program Level: Update
Program Content: Overview of Medicare hospital reimbursement policies and calculations, and impact of changes due to health reform
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Live Group Session
Who Should Attend:
Chief Financial Officers
Controllers
Finance Directors
Reimbursement Directors and Managers
Accounting and Finance Staff
Instructors:
Trent Messick, CPA, Reimbursement Member
Hal Guthrie, CPA, Senior Manager
David Hall, CPA, Senior Manager
Kathe Hoots, CPA, Senior Manager
Dixon Hughes is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417.
Web site: www.nasba.org.
Schedule
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Educational Program
12:00 PM
Networking Lunch Provided
Register for the course.
For more information, contact the Healthcare Group at healthcaregroup@dixon-hughes.com or 877.424.6324. |
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