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10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m., EST

There has been a transformation in New York State Medicaid reimbursement over the last year. Introduction to Medicaid will provide hospital staff with an understanding of the basics of the new Medicaid hospital payment systems, including inpatient reimbursement, diagnosis related groups (DRGs), outpatient Ambulatory Patient Groups (APGs), indigent care pool distributions, and other reimbursement methodologies. In addition, it will explore Medicaid’s relationship to state and local government budgets, and the political interaction between states and the federal government as it pertains to Medicaid funding.

A third hour has been added to this program to provide an introduction to All Patient Refined DRGs (APR-DRGs). APR-DRGs are slated to be the driving force behind Medicaid reimbursement reform scheduled for implementation on December 1.

Who should attend

This Webconference is designed for hospital staff who are not finance professionals or who are new to the topic of reimbursement.

Public relations, communications, governement relations, and health information management staff will also find this program helpful.

What you will learn

At the conclusion of this program, participants will understand:

• the “new” Medicaid payment system in New York;
• the political and financial ramifications of Medicaid policy at the local, state, and federal level; and
• the APR-DRG methodology.

Faculty

Steve Harwell, HANYS’ Vice President, Economics, Finance, and Information

Todd Ball, HANYS’ Director, Economics, Finance, and Information, and Information

Edward McGill, HANYS’ Director, Economics, Finance, and Information

Eric Niehaus, HANYS Solutions, Vice President, Health Information Management Products

Continuing Credits

The Healthcare Educational and Research Fund (HERF), an affiliate of HANYS, is authorized to award Certified Public Accountant credit and has authorized Data Fundamentals: Introduction to Medicaid 3 hours of continuing education credits. HERF’s New York Sponsor License number with the State Board for Public Accountancy is 001415.

HERF is authorized to award 3 hours of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in the program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

Registration Deadline/Cancellation

Registration Deadline is 12/04/2009. Cancellations less a 25% cancellation fee will be accepted until 11/27/2009. Cancellations after that time are not eligible for a refund. Substitutions are always encouraged even at the last minute.

Questions regarding registration can be directed to Joan Stewart at jstewart@hanys.org.

Materials

Program materials and login instructions will be e-mailed to you a few days prior to the webconference.