Preparing for the Recovery Audit Contractor Program

Format: Audio CD-ROM (includes presentation materials)
Estimated Duration: 90 minutes
Non-Member Price: $225
Member Price: $195

OVERVIEW

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is striving for full implementation of the Recovery Audit Contractor expansion initiative nationwide by 2010. Hospitals have a reason to be concerned -- in one demonstration area, 32 percent of hospitals experienced a > 2.5 percent loss on Medicare revenue! In this audioconference recorded on March 25, 2008, Kathy Reep, regulatory compliance expert and vice president of financial services for the Florida Hospital Association, discussed why proactive preparation is important in preventing a negative financial impact.

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Chief executive officers, chief operating officers, chief financial officers, compliance officers and related personnel, chargemaster coordinators, billing and claims staff, financial analysts, case and utilization management staff, and those involved in health information management will benefit from this program.

DISCUSSION TOPICS

Describe the purpose behind the RAC program. Evaluate key “at risk” processes identified by the demonstration RACs.
Differentiate between the RAC demonstration and the permanent program.
Develop an action plan to respond to RAC activity by reducing compliance risk.
The impact of the present on admission indicator on the AHRQ hospital mortality/patient safety indicators.

FACULTY

Kathy Reep, vice president, financial services, Florida Hospital Association, Orlando, Fla. Reep's responsibilities at FHA include monitoring regulatory issues related to Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, Workers’ Compensation and TRICARE, determining their impact on Florida hospitals, and educating providers about their implications. She also is responsible for compliance issues related to billing and reimbursement, as well as implementation of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements. Reep has more than 25 years of experience in health care finance. Prior to joining FHA, Kathy worked with Florida Hospital in Orlando for 18 years in a variety of roles. Currently, she co-chairs the Outpatient Workgroup of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Medicare Technical Advisory Group. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, HFMA and AAHAM, as well as chairman of the State Uniform Billing Committee and a voting member of the National Uniform Billing Committee.

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