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Healthcare Financial Management, Dec, 2003

Level     Seminar                                        12/8-11
                                                         Chicago

      Financial Management/Reimbursement

1     Fundamentals of Healthcare Financial Management    12/8-9

2     Turning Data into Useful Information: How to
      Effectively Collect, Analyze, and Report
      Financial and Clinical Data to Enhance Decision
      Making in Health Care                              12/10-11

2     Charting Your Course through Hospital Medicare
      Cost Reporting                                     12/8-9

2     Emergency Department: APCs, Compliance, and
      EMTALA *                                           12/10-11

      Revenue Cycle

2     Charge Master Strategies to Enhance and Maintain
      Your Billing Process                               12/8-9

2     Denials Management: Improving Revenue through
      Effective Registration, Coding, Billing, and
      Compliance                                         12/8-9

2,3   Revenue Cycle Management Strategies                12/10-11

3     Implementing the Ultimate Revenue Cycle Model:
      Strategies for Success *                           12/8-9

3     APC Changes for 2004: Financial Implications
      and Evolving Management Strategies*                12/10-11

      Managed Care Operations and Processes

2     Understanding and Evaluating Managed Care
      Contracts                                          12/8-9

2,3   Reimbursement Methodologies in the
      Changing Managed Care Environment *                12/10

      Long-Term Care/Home Health Care

2    Prospective Payment System, Consolidated Billing,
     Cost Reporting, Coverage, and Compliance
     for SNFs and Subacute Providers                     12/8-9

* New

1 Core courses providing essential knowledge upon which to build
further skills. 2 Operational courses providing nuts-and-bolts
information about solving problems to improve the bottom line.
3 Strategic courses for healthcare leaders seeking to advance their
organization through long-term planning and best practices.

HEALTHCARE FINANCE: THE EXECUTIVE SUMMIT

Profit through Performance

February 29 to March 2, 2004

New York Marriott Marquis

New York. N.Y,

Register for this three-day mix of educational sessions, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities. Acquire the latest tools and cutting-edge techniques required to successfully position your organization to profit through performance.

The keynote address will be "How the Economy Drives Health Care: A View from Outside the Healthcare Industry," presented by Donald Straszheim, rice chairman, Milken Institute, Santa Monica, Calif. Straszheim is formerly chief economist for Merrill Lynch. He is a regular economic analyst for CNBC, CNN, and FOX TV.