Healthcare Operations Training – Plano, TX – November 12-13, 2013

Mark your calendar, this healthcare training will revolutionize your operations management processes and improve your collections and accountability. We have limited seating available for this intense training on managing the healthcare office environment more efficiently during the trying times of reimbursement cuts, commercial contracts being closed to new providers, audits and investigations from every corner. We know these two days will be intense, but you will leave with viable information and forms to put in place on Thursday upon your return. All speakers have many years experience in the DME and Physician market from operations to audits and investigations.  Lunch is included both days.

Topics to be covered:  Start-ups, ICD-10 preparedness, Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), audits and how to prepare, retail selling, contracting, monitoring billing/revenue reports weekly, monthly, yearly, getting the most out of your EMR or billing software system, employee accountability, and more.

November 12 – Is designed to be applicable to any healthcare provider, physicians, dentist, DME, or Home Health. All providers can benefit from the training to have a more efficient office.

November 13 – Is designed specifically to address billing and collection problems in the DME industry.  We have a program on commercial insurance contracting, system reports, new start up DME process and more.  The building does have wi-fi, bring your computers for interactive sessions.

Read the full program here at this  Healthcare Operations Training Dallas TX Nov 12 13 2013

We are still working out a discount with the hotel and transportation company, so please register below as soon as possible and return the attached Healthcare Training Dallas TX Registration Nov 12 13 2013 packet completed by 10/30/13. In order to get the best discount possible, we need head count. We have worked out some discounts for coding books and such for those that register, with additional information coming in.

Register below for Training Nov 12- 13 2013 to pay by credit card all other payments may be made by mailing the Registration Packet to our office. If your are only registering 1 attendee, please register at the link below. If you have more than 1, please contact us so discount is calculated appropriately.

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OIG Work Plan 2013 – Medical Equipment and Supplies

If you are not aware, every year the OIG ( Office of Inspector General) produces a report on what they plan to audit and review for the upcoming year. The new report does not take past items of interest off the table.

Here are some highlights for medical equipment suppliers:
1. They will review Accreditation Organization and their process for approving providers.
2. Service code modifier KX indicates the patient meets the medical criteria and upon request their is information that supports the medical need of the patient. In audits, they have found that providers have little to no documentation to support medical need. Make sure you read the medical records you obtain from physicians ordering services to ensure they include documentation that supports services you have provided.
3. In audits of lower limb prostheses, they have found in 267 providers audited no history of the patient having a lower limb amputation. I would recommend if you are providing prostheses, you obtain where the amputation was done. Medicare may not have documentation because it was not paid for by Medicare or change of physicians.
4. It appears they will be looking at reimbursement for several items and comparing it to other payor sources to see if they can reduce their reimbursement or frequency for items such as erect aids, back orthoses, parenteral nutrition, and CPAP (frequency).
5. Diabetic supplies will be reviewed for: a) see if medical records corroborate the IDDM as compared to NIDDM (making sure IDDM isn’t submitted just to bill for more supplies), b) multiple supplies, c) make sure supplies are not auto shipped, d) patients requests refill, e) the quantity of supplies left is documented at the time of request for refill, f) compares supplies provided to the competitive bid areas, g) see if “non-mail” order supplies were actually mailed, if they are in competitive bid areas, and h) IF supplies are mailed but KL not applies to indicate so the provider receives a higher rate of reimbursement.

If you have not started your compliance program audit and risk assessment protocol, these are some key areas to look at to reduce your business risk. Ask physicians to provide copies of medical records at the time of the order.

Remember, to look at the OIG Work Plan from 2012.  I outlined hightlights last year that you really need to review if you did not and continue to include those moving forward.

You may find the the OIG Work Plan details at https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp and see Medicare Part I for Parts A & B.

Angela Miller of Medical Auditing Solutions LLC has been in health care compliance, auditing, billing, collections and HIPAA for over 18 years.  Ms. Miller is Certified in Healthcare Compliance.  Ms. Miller has made it the  focus of the business to help providers run their businesses efficiently, collect money, and maintain compliance with federal and state regulations and coverage criteria through compliance program development, management and training.  Ms. Miller is very experienced with Medicare & Payer audits.  Ms. Miller ran a very successful compliance program for over 5 years for the largest private held HME/Pharmacy provider in the US at the time.  Ms. Miller  also works as a contract compliance officer to provide an avenue to compliance training to staff, implementation of policies, as well as handling anything that affects cash flow from the initial intake to back-end collections. You can visit our website at Medical Auditing Solutions LLC.