Annual Show

Implement Changes From the 2017 OPPS Final Rule

Presented on:
Thursday, December 1, 2016 
1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern

Presented by:
Jugna Shah, MPH
Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA

Sponsor:
Briefings on APCs
JustCoding

Level of Program:
Intermediate

Each year CMS issues the OPPS proposed and final rules, which detail the changes to Medicare outpatient coding and billing. There are coding changes providers must implement by January 1, as well as major financial implications for financial staff.
 
During this program, our expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, will analyze the final rule and deliver a comprehensive program to update you on the major changes coming for 2017 under OPPS. When you understand where CMS is headed in 2017, you'll be in a position to plan your own internal education and process changes.

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to: 

• Understand the most significant changes finalized by CMS
• Understand the nuances and complexities associated with assessing the financial impact of CMS' packaging changes
• Determine which comprehensive APCs have been introduced and what procedures are assigned to them
• Assess the impact of payment and policy changes for off-campus provider-based departments

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to: 

• This program is expected to cover:
• Key financial and operational changes proposed for 2017
• The top operational challenges hospitals will face next year
• New codes, deleted codes, and new separately payable APC services
• New comprehensive APCs
• Other key changes related to charging, coding, and billing outpatient services
• Live Q&A 

Jugna Shah, MPH, is the president and founder of Nimitt Consulting, Inc., a firm specializing in case-mix payment system design, development, and implementation. She has extensive experience working with providers on the ongoing clinical, operational, and financial implications of Medicare’s OPPS based on APCs. She has educated and audited numerous hospitals on their drug administration coding and billing practices. She has contributed to several books and numerous OPPS/APC articles over the past 12 years. She is also a contributing editor of HCPro's Briefings on APCs.
 

Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, is associate director within the healthcare practice at Navigant Consulting. She has over 30 years of healthcare experience, including 10 years as revenue cycle director for Asante Health System in Medford, Oregon, and over a decade of nationwide consulting to health systems and practices regarding Medicare and Medicaid payment systems and compliance. She is the author of numerous articles on OPPS and hospital-based clinics.

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