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Healthcare Financial Management, June, 2003

2003 Annual National Institute

Sunday, June 22
Monday, June 23

                                     Track

Preconference Programs               Financial Management

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Patient Financial Services           The Future of Health Care: An
Conference (PC01)                    Outlook from the Perspective of
                                     Hospital CEOs (A01)
Compliance Officers Conference
(PC02)

Using Data to Make Management
Decisions (PC03)

Charge Master Strategies to Enhance  2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Your Billing Process (PC04)
                                     Protocol of A/R Management (B01)
Understanding the Medicare Cost
Report (PC05)                        Combining Data with Judgment in
                                     Healthcare Enterprise Planning
                                     (B02)

                                     The Future of Health Care: An
                                     Outlook from the Perspective of
                                     Hospital CEOs (B03) *



                                     Compliance/Legislative
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Hot Trends in Reimbursement
                                     Regulation (A02)

                                     2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     The OIG is Watching--Are You?
                                     Work Plan 2003 (B04)

                                     Strategies for Managing HIPAA
                                     Transaction Compliance and
                                     Identifying Opportunities for
                                     Future Cost Savings (B05)





                                     Payment and Reimbursement
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Advanced Charge Master Techniques
                                     (A03)

National Coaching Course             Entrepreneurial Opportunities in
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon               Serving the Senior Market (A04)

Core Review Session                  2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.                Leveraging Self-Pay into a
                                     Significant Financial Opportunity
Specialty Review Session:            (B06)

Accounting & Finance

Patient Financial Services           Leadership Development
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Managed Care
                                     Advanced Interviewing Techniques
Physician Practices Management       (A05)

                                     Threading Accountability to
                                     Performance Improvement by Using
                                     Compliance Training as the
                                     Catalyst: Lessons Learned in the
                                     Field (A06)

                                     2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     Effectively Communicating Financial
                                     Information to Non-Financial
                                     Managers (B07)

                                     PFS/Revenue Cycle
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Ten Strategies Used for the Alegent
                                     Health Turnaround (A07)

                                     Risk Mitigation Within the Revenue
                                     Cycle (A08)

                                     2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Professional Assessment Program      Access Redesign: Establish a Best
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon               Practice to Enhance Revenue (B08)

Feedback Review                      Patient Friendly Billing (B09)

                                     Technology Information Management
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Paper-based Information Processes:
                                     The Money Pit (A09)

                                     2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     Optimization of PDA and Web Portal
                                     Performance (B10)


                                     Senior Financial Executive
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Strategic Benchmarking and
                                     Productivity Measurements (A10)

                                     Best Practices in Denials
                                     Management (A11)

HFMA Certification Exams
Monday, June 23                      2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

                                     Obtaining Better Results Using
Certification Exams by Appointment   Value-Based Operations (B11)

Certification exams will be
administered on Monday, June 23, by  Managed Care
advance appointment. Walk-ins will   10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
be accepted on a space-available
basis.                               Issues and Trends in Payer/Provider
                                     Disputes (A12)

                                     2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     Effective Strategies for Reducing
                                     Managed Care Denials (B12)


Sunday, June 22                      Tuesday, June 24



Preconference Programs

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Patient Financial Services           APCs: Revenue Enhancement
Conference (PC01)                    vs. Compliance (C01)

Compliance Officers Conference       Protocol of A/R Management (C02) *
(PC02)

Using Data to Make Management
Decisions (PC03)

Charge Master Strategies to Enhance  2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Your Billing Process (PC04)
                                     Benchmarking and Monitoring
Understanding the Medicare Cost      Critical Indicators (D01)
Report (PC05)
                                     Measuring the Impact of APC Rate
                                     Changes (D02)








                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Legal Issues Update: 2002-2003
                                     (C03)

                                     Contracting Do's and Don'ts:
                                     Pitfalls and Opportunities (C04)

                                     Hot Trends in Reimbursement
                                     Regulation (C05) *

                                     2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

                                     Washington Update (D03)

                                     Rural and Critical Access Hospital
                                     Regulatory and Reimbursement Update
                                     (D04)


                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     HIPAA Testing & Certification:
                                     Are You Ready? (C06)

National Coaching Course             Entering the Age of Contract
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon               Revenue Cycle Management (C07)

Core Review Session                  2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.                Maximizing Time of Service
                                     Collections (D05)
Specialty Review Session:
                                     Operationalizing HIPAA: Getting the
Accounting & Finance                 Dollars (D06)

Patient Financial Services
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Managed Care
                                     Moving Up to the CEO (C08)
Physician Practices Management







                                     2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

                                     Connecting Staff Knowledge and
                                     Improved Cash Collections (D07)



                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Defining the New Comparative PFS
                                     Performance Metrics (C09)


                                     2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

                                     Reducing A/R Through Benchmarking
                                     and Management Skills (D08)
Professional Assessment Program
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon               Denials Management Failures: Lost
                                     Revenue and Increased Compliance
Feedback Review                      Risk (D09)


                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Streamlining Healthcare Business
                                     Operations (C10)

                                     2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

                                     Patient Financial Services
                                     Technology Watch: The Future is NOW
                                     (D10)


                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Got Money? Integrating Facility,
                                     Financial, and Strategic Planning
                                     (C11)


HFMA Certification Exams
Monday, June 23
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
                                     The CFO's Role in Combating the
Certification Exams by Appointment   Industry's Biggest Issue: Self-Pay
                                     (D-11)
Certification exams will be
administered on Monday, June 23, by
advance appointment. Walk-ins will   10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
be accepted on a space-available
basis.                               Show Me the Money: Strategies
                                     for Getting Claims Paid (C12)

                                     2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

                                     Optimal Pricing Strategies for
                                     Healthcare Firms (D12)


Sunday, June 22                      Wednesday, June 25



Preconference Programs

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Patient Financial Services           HFMA Accounting and Financial
Conference (PC01)                    Update (E01)

Compliance Officers Conference       Measuring Performance Indicators
(PC02)                               (E02)

Using Data to Make Management        Five Steps to Transform A/R
Decisions (PC03)                     Management (E03)

Charge Master Strategies to Enhance  1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Your Billing Process (PC04)
                                     The Financial Manager's
Understanding the Medicare Cost      Perspective: Monitoring Charge
Report (PC05)                        Master Effectiveness (F01)

                                     Medicare Optimization Opportunities
                                     in Today's Healthcare Environment
                                     (F02)

                                     Strategies for Successful Revenue
                                     Management in an Integrated Health
                                     System (F03)


                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Keeping Compliance Real: Defining
                                     an Honest Billing Error (E04)

                                     Navigating an Internal Compliance
                                     Investigation (E05)













                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     The Paper Claims Not Dead Yet! An
                                     NUBC Update and UB-02 Review (E06)

National Coaching Course             Latest Issues in Denials
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon               Management (E07)

Core Review Session                  1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.                Ambulatory Payment Classifications:
                                     Beyond 2003 (F04)
Specialty Review Session:

Accounting & Finance

Patient Financial Services
                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Managed Care
                                     Leading and Managing for Superior
Physician Practices Management       Results (E08)

                                     1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     Keep Your Healthcare Professionals
                                     for Life (F05)









                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Payer/Provider Collaboration:
                                     Transforming the Revenue Cycle
                                     Through Cooperation (E09)

                                     1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     Emergency Department, EMTALA
                                     and APCs (F06)
Professional Assessment Program
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon               Revenue Cycle Key Performance
                                     Indicators (F07)
Feedback Review


                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Reinventing Billing Processes to
                                     Meet Today's Technology (E10)








                                     10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

                                     Avoiding Damage to Institutional
                                     Integrity: CFO's Role in Managing
                                     Stakeholder Relationships (E11)


HFMA Certification Exams
Monday, June 23                      1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.                Contemporary Debt Financial
Certification Exams by Appointment   Strategies and Implications for
                                     Providers (F08)
Certification exams will be
administered on Monday, June 23, by
advance appointment. Walk-ins will   10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
be accepted on a space-available
basis.                               Practical Strategies for Managing
                                     Rejections and Denials (El2)

                                     1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

                                     Negotiating and Administering High
                                     Performance Managed Care Contracts
                                     (F09)

* Repeated Sessions
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