| Business Office Personnel Track |
Jun. 7
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Federal No Surprises Act: Six Months In. What Have We Learned? What Questions Remain?
Date/Time:
Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Debra Silverman, Chair, Health Care Practice Group, Garfunkel Wild
John Martin, Partner, Garfunkel Wilds
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues
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Jun. 21
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How to Create and Reevaluate Your Charge Master to Ensure You Are Remaining Competitive
Date/Time:
Tuesday, June 21, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services
Scott Allen, Senior Vice President, Managed Care Contracting, National Medical Billing Services
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Financial
Overview:
ASCs that want to remain competitive in today’s healthcare environment must evaluate their front-office operations. A detailed review of your ASC’s managed care contracts and a charge master analysis are key to ensuring the long-term success of your facility. Improving efficiencies in key areas of front-office operations, such as demographic capture and patient eligibility and financial responsibility quoting, coupled with a complete managed care contract review, will ensure that your facility is capturing and maximizing revenue not only from patients, but from your payers as well. Regulatory landscape updates that impact your ASC’s ability to compete will also be explored.
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Jul. 19
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Evaluating and Improving Business Office Productivity through Leadership and Oversight
Date/Time:
Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Cristina Bentin, CMA, CCS-P, COC, CPPM, President, Coding Compliance Management
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Financial
Overview:
ASC business office performance evaluations are a way to assess your facility’s current financial health and identify what you need to do to ensure you get from where you are now to the goals you have set in place. Facilities should not only establish and implement internal and external auditing processes for all areas of the revenue cycle, but also analyze the findings, identify weak links, develop problem resolutions and monitor any changes to determine progress. During this webinar we will discuss the importance of cultivating a business acumen in all employees and examine the common areas of the revenue cycle that your facility should be monitoring. We will also discuss performance objectives, monitoring frequency and accuracy goals and review the internal controls for various departments of the ASC business office.
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Aug. 16
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Cash Goal Success: Plan, Prioritize, Inspire, Perform . . . Repeat
Date/Time:
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Rebecca Geise, Vice President, Revenue Cycle Operations, USPI
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Financial
Overview:
In this webinar, we will look at ways that best practices plus passionate leadership help us reach and continually attain collections success in the ASC. From front office to bad debt, we will look at what really goes into leading your team to maximum success and continuing to replicate those results.
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| Administrator Track |
Sept. 20
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How to Educate Your Board to Meet CMS and Accreditation Requirements
Date/Time:
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
David Shapiro, MD, Red Hills Surgery Center
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues
Overview:
In just about any organization, but especially in ASCs, the governing board is an important component of both the structure and function of the entity. The operational characteristics of this governance unit are particularly significant for ASCs that are Medicare-certified, accredited or both. This presentation will cover both regulatory requirements and practical suggestions for assisting facility leaders in creating and maintaining a compliant and high-functioning board positioned to guide your ASC into the future.
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Oct. 18
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Implement a Meaningful, Effective and Compliant Peer Review Process
Date/Time:
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Rena Courtay, MBA, BSN, RN, CASC, AVP Perioperative Ambulatory Surgery, Duke University Health System
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Quality Management
Overview:
Learn how to create an effective and comprehensive peer review program and how to implement a peer review process that will meet all the goals of this important part of your center's quality assurance and performance improvement program. Gain an understanding of the many legal implications involved in the peer review process and review best practices involving your ASC’s governing body and certification/accreditation requirements. Leave with tips and tools for dealing with deficiencies and implementing corrective actions that will enhance the patient experience at your center.
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Nov. 29
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CMS Quality Reporting for ASCs (free for ASCA members)
Date/Time:
Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Gina Throneberry, RN, CASC, Director of Education and Clinical Affairs, ASCA
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Quality Management
Overview:
Recent changes in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality reporting program for ASCs pose new challenges for perioperative leaders in the ASC setting. Learn what quality reporting measures are required now and get key definitions and answers to frequently asked questions about the measures your ASC needs to report now to avoid future cuts in your Medicare reimbursement rates.
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Dec. 6
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Understanding Medicare’s 2023 Final Payment Rule
Date/Time:
Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 1:00 pm ET
Speaker(s):
Kara Newbury, JD, Director of Government Affairs & Regulatory Counsel, ASCA
Continuing Education:
1 hour of AEU/CE
AEU Content Area:
Regulatory and Legal Issues
Overview:
Get the final word on the changes to Medicare’s ASC payment system that will take effect January 1, 2023. Find out how ASC payment rates will change in 2023 and if new procedures were added to the final list of those eligible to be performed on Medicare patients in the ASC setting. This webinar will not discuss coding changes. Join the live program to ask questions specific to your ASC.
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