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Please contact Joan Stewart at 518-431-7990 if you have questions about the event.

10 am - Noon

This Webconference will address the rumors and myths surrounding the impact of All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) while supplying quantitative analysis of case-mix index (CMI) change and the impact on various services.

APR-DRGs Impact Analysis will provide answers to questions such as:

• Is it really true that it will take two hours to chart each claim for APR-DRGs?
• Why is CMI projected to decrease by one-third for many hospitals?
• Should I increase, and potentially double, the number of coded diagnoses?
• Are there certain services that will be impacted more than others?

Faculty will discuss the APR-DRG methodology and will present a statewide impact analyses resulting from regrouping every inpatient discharge through both the All Patient (AP)-DRG and the APR-DRG grouper. Best practices will be shared and discussion will include scenarios of comparable services with significantly different projected reimbursement.

This session is a precursor to a more in-depth hospital-specific analysis to be offered at a Data Academy session on March 24, 2010. Issues discussed during the December 17 Webconference will be explored further with hospital-specific profiles at the March 24 session.

Who Should Attend

Professionals working in the following areas:

• Patient Financial Services
• Health Information Management
• Clinical Documentation Specialist
• Quality Management
• Compliance Officers

What You Will Learn

At the conclusion of this program, participants will:

• be knowledgeable of APR-DRG-related regulatory changes included with Medicaid reform;
• address the myths and realities associated with the APR-DRG reimbursement methodology;
• learn strategies for mitigating the APR-DRG reimbursement impact;
• understand the statewide impact of the APR-DRG methodology; and
• understand how the impact of APR-DRGs varies by service.

Faculty

Steve MacCormack, President
Provider Consulting Solutions

Sara Clark, Director of Education
Provider Consulting Solutions

Continuing Education Credits

There are no continuing education credits being offered with this course.

Registration

The registration deadline is December 14.

If you have any questions regarding registration please contact Joan Stewart at jstewart@hanys.org or by phone at (518) 431-7990.

Materials

Materials and login instructions will be e-mailed to you two business days prior to the Webconference.