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10:00 a.m. - Noon, EST
Available to New York State Providers Only

With Medicare regulations and coding rules always changing, staying current with this complex, cumbersome, and ever-evolving reimbursement system can be a challenge. The recent move to using Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs) was the most drastic change in decades, and presents new data analysis challenges. This Webconference will explain how to use and compare data to anticipate cash flow.

Who should attend

Professionals working in the following areas are appropriate for this:

• Medical Records
• Coding, Planning
• Marketing
• Compliance Professionals, and
• Anyone involved in analyzing hospital data.

What you will learn

At the conclusion of this program, participants will:

• have command of the data collected and reported to SPARCS;
• understand the similarities and differences between the CMS and New York State grouping methodologies and how they affect DRG assignment;
• understand DRG methodologies to more effectively compare and evaluate cases;
• understand how various administrative data can be used to evaluate hospital operations, including comparison to other facilities both locally and nationally; and
• identify limitations of comparisons to understand the pitfalls and benefits of certain methodologies.

Faculty

Eric Niehaus, Vice President, HANYS Solutions

Continuing Credits

HANYS Solutions has applied to the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) for 2.0 hours of continuing education credits. AHIMA approval does not constitute endorsement of the program content or the program sponsors.

This program has been approved for 2 clock hours of non ACHE Category II continuing education credit.

Registration Deadline/Cancellation

Registration Deadline is 09/16/2009. Cancellations less a 25% cancellation fee will be accepted until 09/14/2009. 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.