New rules for therapy providers are effective Jan. 1, 2019. Without an understanding of the new changes impacting therapy services, providers are at high risk of committing documentation errors, leading to the submittal of claims with errors.

This webcast will include a review of the targeted probe and educate (TPE) process. During this webcast you will receive a timetable of important deadlines to be met if you are being audited. You will also receive tips for medical record preparation. And you will also learn about current audit targets.

This webcast will explain the direction of provider-based clinics in terms of reimbursement as well as how payments will be made for off-campus excepted clinics. Failure to understand these changes could result in your facility being a target for auditing and facing the loss of reimbursement.

Utilizing real-world case examples that illustrate correct patient status, this webcast will provide a practical review of all the rules surrounding patient status and how to apply them on a daily basis at your facility whether you are a newcomer to case management or a seasoned professional.

The RACs are back with a vengeance. Having received the green light in September from the CMS to conduct complex medical reviews, they are going after inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) with an assault on Medicare claims.

What's the difference between an acute care stay or a SNF stay? And when is it safe to make an appropriate discharge? From this exclusive RACmonitor webcast you'll know how to get the patient to the right place for the right amount of time while avoiding an unsafe discharge or a denied claim.

The four leading causes of claim denials are respiratory failure, malnutrition, encephalopathy and sepsis. This RACmonitor webcast provides information to avoid denials, win appeals, and protect reimbursement when payers have downgraded these denial-prone DRGs on claims submitted by your facility.

Dr. Ronald Hirsch will explain the process of shared decision-making by describing case studies to help ensure compliance with the regulations and, moreover, to be prepared for more widespread adoption of this patient-centered concept.

Learn from real-world case study examples of inpatient and observation status.

You and your team will learn new payment regulations, changes in quality programs, changes in electronic health record (EHR) certification, and changes in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program for physician use of EHRs.

Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs) methodology will change, as it always does. But this time you’ll need to understand how these changes will impact your facility’s reimbursement. Take your coding skills to a new level of performance before the codes changes become effective October 1.

While CMS proposes a drastic overhaul to evaluation and management (E&M) coding, the agency is seeking comment from stakeholders. Join Shannon DeConda as she will discuss the proposed changes and potential impact to your organization.