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Kim Cusson, CCS, CPC, is the healthcare risk CBA manager in Crowe Horwath’s healthcare division. Cusson has more than 30 years of healthcare experience, including more than 20 years in auditing, hospital postacute care consulting, and physician coding and billing. She has also held positions as billing director, healthcare compliance manager, and outpatient coding manager. She has also held positions as billing director, healthcare compliance manager, and outpatient coding manager. Cusson has served as board member of a local professional association.

"While facilities have tools to assist in gathering data for cost reports, simple errors can have huge impacts on reimbursement. Fortunately, these errors can be avoided by identifying them before they occur. At the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held October 15–16 in Orlando, I’ll provide guidance for using cost reporting data to help facilities improve their accounting process during my session, 'Avoiding Common Cost Report Mistakes: Implications for Compliance and Reimbursement.' I’ll also provide a detailed overview of a cost report’s elements and submission timelines and case studies detailing common scenarios.

People who attend my session should expect an interactive presentation where audience members can share their knowledge, as well as ask questions and share challenges. I’ll also draw connections between cost reporting and its ties to revenue cycle management." - Kim Cusson, CCS, CPC

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Here's a Sneak Peek of our Day Two Agenda!

Day 2 - Wednesday, October 16

7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M.
Continental Breakfast

8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. : Breakout Sessions

Avoiding Common Cost Report Mistakes: Implications for Compliance and Reimbursement
Kim Cusson, CCS, CPC
Learn how cost reports impact reimbursement in your SNF and how to avoid common mistakes that could lead to Medicare noncompliance or fraud. This session will include an overview of cost report elements and submission timelines, case studies, and guidance for using cost report data to help facilities improve their accounting process.

9:10 A.M. - 10:10 A.M. : Breakout Sessions

PDPM Crash Course for the Business Office
Maureen McCarthy, BS, RN, RAC-MT, QCP-MT, DNS-MT, RAC-MTA
What do billers need to know about the new payment model? As under RUG-IV, members of the business office will still be the last line of defense against claim audits and denials before sending out claims. This session will help billers understand what new information they should look out for to ensure clinical documentation and what’s represented on the claim align, as well as reinforce traditional best practices to avoid denials and returns to provider.

10:40 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. : Breakout Sessions

Tracking Payer Correspondence to Prevent Lost Claims
John Larscheid
Understanding the flow of claim messaging between payers can have a bigger impact than denials on accounts receivable days in your SNF. This session will walk attendees through how to manage the different mediums through which providers and payers communicate and best practices for tracking and capturing correspondence when juggling multiple payer types to help the business office stay ahead of each billing cycle.

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