Events

This webinar will share how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting rural emergency medical services (EMS).

In this SHIP Technical Assistance (TA) Webinar, Pennsylvania (PA) Flex Coordinator, Jennifer Edwards will share how her state is utilizing SHIP funds to prepare hospitals for the transition to global budgeting.

The unprecedented crisis presented by the COVID-19 pandemic has made the already challenging job of leading a rural health care organization even more difficult. In this learning collaborative, Shannon Studden, a leadership development expert, will share strategies to help hospital and clinic leaders support their team and themselves through this difficult time.

Learn new ways to ask questions to get the information you want. Identify ways to create comfortable experience for the patient during leader rounds. Learn ways to use the information to effectively coach staff.

The State Medicaid programs have issued specific guidance for RHC sites as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency and waivers for expansion of telehealth virtual communication and associated billing instruction. Please join our BKD consultant, Marla Dumm, as she outlines the updated coding and billing instructions for the State Medicaid program. This webinar is tailored for specific State Medicaid programs in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The State Medicaid programs have issued specific guidance for RHC sites as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency and waivers for expansion of telehealth virtual communication and associated billing instruction. Please join our BKD consultant, Marla Dumm, to outline the updated coding and billing instructions for the State Medicaid program. This webinar is tailored for specific State Medicaid programs in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

The Covid-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency (PHE) ushered in a new world for rural providers and the communities they serve, in many ways, it will never be the same again. In this session, speaker Brock Slabach, Senior Vice President for Member Services for NRHA, will describe elements of the PHE response, the impact of the PHE on rural providers and the funding opportunities that have developed as a result.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on March 27, 2020, March 30, 2020 and April 17, 2020 as part of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs for the Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID -19 Public Health Emergency: Interim Final Rule, and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Join our consultants from BKD as they outline the updated coding and billing instructions for Part B and RHC settings, as well as potential reimbursement and cost report impact.

Provides an overview of what should be considered as you prepare telehealth options for your community. Participating DRCHSD hospitals / clinics were invited to come with questions for our Huron consultants regarding telehealth implementation and utilization during this time of need with COVID-19. 

Led by experts from BKD, LLP, attendees will gain an understanding of the complex details surrounding CMS’ price transparency requirements, effective 1/1/21, including strategies and specific actions to take to make sure hospitals are prepared to meet the requirements.

This guide is designed to target opportunities within the Flex Program to improve the scope of work requirements for subcontracted consultants. It will assist state programs in building greater accountability with their subcontractors to deliver more meaningful information to improve program deliverables, reporting, and demonstrating measurable program outcomes.

Ensure that the chargemaster is an administrative priority. Implement a process centered on communication and expectation. Comprehend the impact of 2019, 2020, and 2021 Pricing Transparency Requirements. Instill a process of quality control. Utilize the chargemaster as a competitive advantage. Cite case studies and “Issues from the Field.”

The purpose of this webinar is to provide guidance on the Flex Program NCC Progress Report due Friday, May 15th. The Flex Program FY20 Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) Progress Report will be available in EHB on Friday, March 20, 2020 and will be due in EHB on Friday, May 15, 2020.

Implement internal revenue cycle management controls. Detail the importance of a Revenue Cycle Steering Committee. Understand outpatient and inpatient coding best practices for COVID-19. Review the role and revenue cycle components of telehealth. Implement controls to manage business office practices. Understand strategies to manage remote staff.

Understand the core components and functionality of the chargemaster. Summarize how best practice hospitals use the chargemaster to increase reimbursement, lower denials and improve cash flow. Incorporate a culture of chargemaster accountability and ownership. Comprehend 2020 Final Rule impact on chargemaster codes and availability including 2021 prescribed changes.

Rural health care delivery is being shaped by changes in payment policies and financing sources, continually evolving quality measures and expectations, and evolving models of care delivery. Success in this transformation requires high-performance rural health organizations. Speaker Dr. MacKinney will share his expertise on Global Budgeting. This innovative approach involves an annual expectation for revenue for all inpatient and hospital outpatient care in advance.

This webinar will cover ground ambulance data reporting requirements from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Gain insight about ways to maintain compliance while optimizing the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Understand possible impact of potential legislative and CMS changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

View Session V of the DRCHSD Program Revenue Cycle Improvement Bootcamp to learn best practices centered on denials management and charge capture.

View Session IV of the DRCHSD Program Revenue Cycle Improvement Bootcamp to hear an update on the risks and challenges of capturing hydration services.