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August 2011

Healthcare Financial News Update

A monthly member benefit of the Georgia Chapter HFMA

August 2011

Advanced CPAR Program - September 9th

Friday, September 09, 2011
Phoebe Putney Medical Center
Conference Room
1000 North Jefferson St
Albany, Georgia Map to this location

by 9/2/2011

  1. 8:00am - 10:00am
    Session 1 - Customer Service

    Carole King, Medical Center of Central Georgia
    This session provides information and tips for excellent Customer Service 

    1 ACPAR class or 2.4 Credit Hours for ACPAR re-certification

  1. 10:15am - 12:15pm
    Session 2 - Revenue Cycle

    Cathy Patterson, Medical Center of Central Georgia
    This session will be an overview of the Revenue Cycle

    1 ACPAR class or 2.4 Credit Hours for ACPAR re-certification

  2. 1:30pm - 3:30pm
    Session 3 - Managed Care

    Angie Hairston, Medical Center of Central Georgia
    This session will be an overview of Managed Care within a hospital setting

    1 ACPAR class or 2.4 Credit Hours for ACPAR re-certification

COST: $40.00 per session
Lunch is on your own
Registration deadline is Friday, September 02, 2011

Contact: James Barwick and Denise Abercrombie
Denise.Abercrombie@McKesson.com
ph: (678) 312-5650
fx: (404) 338-5116

For additional informaiton pleace call James Barwick at (678) 312-5670. For email or written comminication, contact Denise Abercrombie at: Denise.Abercrombie@McKesson.com MAILING ADDRESS: ADV CPAR Continuing Education ADV CPAR ADV Continuing Education Forum, C/O Denise Abercrombie, 1400 Market Place Blvd, Box 172, Cummings Ga 30041

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Denials Management Webinar - Sept 21

SAVE THE DATE for the upcoming workshops/webinars!

More details to be announced soon via email to all Georgia members. Also, check the GAHFMA website for more details.

September 21, 2011 - Webinar
Retrospective Denials Management, Weaving together the Clinical, Technical, and Legal.

Integration of the technical, clinical and legal components of denials management is especially imperative for a successful denials management process. Utilizing a case study format, this presentation will outline effective processes for identifying short-paid and denied claims as well as the effective strategies that result in appropriate payment.  Additionally, the presentation will demonstrate how the resultant data can be used to improve processes, focus concurrent efforts, and ultimately reduce denials to get the claims paid correctly the first time.

Presenters: Glen Reiner
         Director, Clinical Services
         Adreima

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this session, the attendee will be able to:

  • Illustrate the components necessary to achieve effective Denials Management process
  • Describe the essential data to track while pursuing appropriate payment of denied or short-paid claims.
  • Describe the role of technical, clinical and legal staff in the Denials Management process
  • Identify strategies that have been successfully employed by hospitals to improve processes and systems based on results found through their Denials Management processes.

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Annual Meeting - September 21-23

September 21 – 23, 2011
Co-Sponsored by HFMA-GAMA-AAHAM
Annual Meeting – Jekyll Island!

This Annual Meeting held by GAMA, is co-sponsored by HFMA and AAHAM.

It will include educational and networking opportunities, along with CHAM and CHAA testing.

Topics to Include:

  • Creating Loyal Employees and Customers - FOR LIFE!
  • Now - I Have Your Attention! - Evaluating for Outcomes
  • POS Collections Technology – Case Study of Improved Performance through technology
  • Self Service and Healthcare - An Oxymoron?
  • Healthcare in the Military – Overcoming Differences and Rewarding Opportunities
  • Medicaid Integrity Contractors - Preparing for and Surviving the Audits
  • Roundtable Discussion of Best Practices – Open Forum
  • Charity Validation

Click here to download the event flyer

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Fall Institute 2011

November 08 - 11, 2011
Westin, Savannah, Ga Map to this location

 

Attendee Registration



Members:
Non-Members: 		Early Bird
by 10/1/2011
$0
$0
 Regular
by 11/1/2011
$245.00
$320.00
 On-Site

$290.00
$345.00

Registration is 
NOT OPEN YET.
Opens Saturday, October 01, 2011.

Contact
Laurence Harris
ltroyh@gmail.com
ph: 404-574-6303
fx: 404-724-9499
1100 Peachtreet NE, Suite 1550, Atlanta, GA 30309

Hotel Information
800-Hiltons
Room Rates: $196 per night
Reserve by: Friday, October 14, 2011

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Advanced CPAR Program - November 9th

Advanced CPAR - November 9 2011

Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Fall Institute – Savannah
The Westin Savannah Harbor Resort
1 Resort Drive
Savannah, GA 31421
Map to this location

Registration opens Monday, August 01, 2011.

  1. 8:00am - 10:00am
    Session 1 - Medical Necessity

    James Barwick, Preauthorization Manager, Gwinnett Medical Center
    This session provides excellent information surrounding the complexities of Medical Necessity in a hospital setting 

    1 ACPAR class or 2.4 Credit Hours for ACPAR re-certification

  2. 10:15am - 12:15pm
    Session 2 - Contract Management

    Ricky Wainscott, Sr. Financial Analyst, Gwinnett Medical Center
    This session provides insight into your often difficult to understand managed care contracts

    1 ACPAR class or 2.4 Credit Hours for ACPAR re-certification

  3. 1:30pm - 3:30pm
    Session 3 - Point of Service Collections

    Kammy Hill, Governmental Manager, Medical Center of Central Georgia
    This session will be an overview of how to increase Point-of-Service Collections in your hospital

    1 ACPAR class or 2.4 Credit Hours for ACPAR re-certification

COST: $40.00 per session
Lunch is on your own
Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Contact: James Barwick and Denise Abercrombie
Denise.Abercrombie@McKesson.com
ph: (678) 312-5650
fx: (404) 338-5116

For additional informaiton pleace call James Barwick at (678) 312-5670. For email or written comminication, contact Denise Abercrombie at: Denise.Abercrombie@McKesson.com MAILING ADDRESS: ADV CPAR Continuing Education ADV CPAR ADV Continuing Education Forum, C/O Denise Abercrombie, 1400 Market Place Blvd, Box 172, Cummings Ga 30041

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Read our Healthflock blog in the AJC

Healthflock is a blog about the business of health care, written by leading experts in Atlanta and Georgia. Co-sponsored by the Georgia Chapter of HFMA.

http://blogs.ajc.com/health-flock/


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Georgia HFMA has a group on Facebook

For those of you who enjoy networking through Facebook or want to begin, Georgia HFMA has set up a group on Facebook to promote HFMA and get the younger generation involved. After joining Facebook, search through the groups. We are listed as Healthcare Financial Management Association, Georgia Chapter.


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Georgia HFMA has a group on LinkedIn

HFMA Georgia Chapter now has a group on LinkedIn®

LinkedIn is a powerful business tool that allows you to stay connected with business contacts as well as stay updated on current, relevant issues. If you are already on LinkedIn, search for HFMA Georgia Chapter to join the group

Benefits of joining the HFMA Georgia Chapter group on LinkedIn include

  • Increased connection to other healthcare financial management colleagues in Georgia
  • Email notification of events, member postings or blog updates
  • Easy way to ask and answer questions , share your knowledge, and help your network

HFMA Georgia Chapter is also has a Legislative Blog that has key healthcare legislative information that you do not want to miss! Updates are also posted to the LinkedIn Group.

GA HFMA Legislative Blog http://gahfmalegislativeupdate.blogspot.com/

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Georgia Scroll Article Submission

Become a published author and accumulate Founders Points!

Did you know that you receive two Founders Points for every published article in a Local Chapter or National HFMA publication? There are two types of articles published in the Georgia Scroll. The first are "columns" submitted by various committees as established in the deliverables of the committees. Some committees require submission for every issue; others require two articles per year. When submitting an article on behalf of a committee, please identify the committee and the author(s) in case questions arise.

The second type of articles are those written by various members of the Georgia Chapter, articles from national HFMA, or articles published in other Chapter newsletters or publications. These should be of an educational nature and for purposes of improving the skill level or knowledge base of the readers.

Submission of article: Article should be proof read and edited prior to submission.Submit a sub-caption (heading) for use in the index of the Scroll. Please make sure you name the authors and give a 2-3 line bio at the end of the article.

Send your article by email to jiodice@gwinnettmedicalcenter.org. Name your file in a manner that will be easy to identify the title and the issue for which you are submitting it. Keep in mind that the Editor may receive 15 to 20 or more submissions, if the name of every file is "Scroll Article" or something similar, it will be difficult to differentiate them. Examples of simple file names for columns and articles are:

CPAR_Scroll_Winter 10_Author Name
Title_ Scroll_Winter 10_Author Name

Topic: Write an article in the third person and should not be an advertisement for your company or product. It should contain relevant and informative information for the membership.

When writing the article: Use bullet points and graphs, also insert gray areas (sidebars) with statistical information. Use sub headings when possible.

Ideal Length: 200-400 words. Articles that are longer are accepted and welcomed.

Contact:
John Oidice, Georgia Scroll Editor
jiodice@gwinnettmedicalcenter.org

Alan Cobb, Assistant Georgia Scroll Editor
acobb@holliscobb.com

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E-Learning Lessons Provided Through HFMA

National HFMA has a wide array of e-learning lessons available through its website. The Georgia Chapter can receive credit for educational hours for each lesson as well as a 20% rebate from National for e-learning lessons purchased through HFMA's website by individuals.

When ordering lessons, just be sure to indicate Georgia Chapter in the space provided (drop down box) on the purchase form . The lessons are affordable for individual purchase or for an organization that needs to train only a few staff members. The price ranges from $99 to $199 per curriculum. The curricula topics are healthcare finance related; billing, accounting and finance, admissions, patient financial services, HIPAA, managed care, physician practice management, medical terminology, compliance and more. Each curriculum has multiple lessons that cover a variety of content for that main topic. The learner can submit for CPE credits by sending the certificate of completion provided to their State Board of Accountancy under self-study.

To purchase individual lessons go to www.georgiahfma.org and click on Education at the top of the home page and select e-learning. You will be directed to the HFMA eLearning site. Or you can go to www.hfma.org and click on education programs. Scroll down to the eLearning section of the page and click on "lessons for individual purchase" to view the different curricula available for purchase. Get educated and support your Chapter!!

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Corporate Sponsorship

We cordially invite you to be a Corporate Sponsor with Georgia HFMA. Sponsorship is limited and this will be your only opportunity to pledge your support during the coming year. Invitations for participating begin in February and close June 30th for the program year . Contributions are due no later than July 1st, 2011 for sponsorship beginning with the Summer Institute in July of 2011 and ending with the Spring Institute in May of 2012. To make your commitment, send the enclosed RSVP as soon as possible.

Georgia will host the Region V Dixie Institute, February 21-24, 2012 at the Ritz Carlton at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee, Greensboro, GA. Space will be limited and offered on a first come, first serve basis closer to the event date.

Should you need more information, please contact Kimberly Farmer at kfarmerhfma@windstream.net or by calling (678) 662-4266. On behalf of the Georgia HFMA Chapter members, we thank you for your support and hope you have an outstanding and prosperous year. It should be a great year!

Click here for more information

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Newsletter Schedule

If you would like information included in the newsletter, please email the items to Eric Bergeon at ebergeon@execuhealth.com. All items must be submitted by the 1st of each month to be included in the newsletter. Any items received after the deadline will be included in the next month's email, provided the information is not date sensitive.

Thank you for your support.
PR Committee

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