MANASQUAN, NJ, USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- OCTOBER 10, 2006: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has changed the method for reimbursing hospitals for inpatient stays for fiscal year (FY) 2007. It is the first significant change in the reimbursement system since it was first implemented in 1983. The revised payments will be effective for discharges on or after October 1st.
Medicare's inpatient rates for operating expenses will increase by 3.4 percent in FY 2007 for those hospitals that report quality data to CMS. Overall, the changes are estimated to increase payments to acute care hospitals by $3.4 billion.
Join Healthcare Reimbursement Monitor and the reimbursement experts of BESLER Consulting, a leading advisory firm in healthcare financial management and operations, to get a better understanding of the new Medicare methodology and how it will affect your organization in this special 90-minute live audio conference scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 1:30 PM Eastern time.
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The goal, according to CMS, is to improve the accuracy of Medicare's payment for inpatient stays. The payment reforms, which will be phased in over time, align hospital payments more closely with the costs of a patient's care by using hospital costs rather than charges, and by accounting more fully for the severity of the patient's condition.
Listen in to this program for a comprehensive review of the Medicare FY 2007 Inpatient Prospective Payment System 2007 Final Rule Changes changes affecting acute care hospitals, post acute care, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient psychiatric, partial hospitalization, and Medicare managed care.
AGENDA:
- Details on the transition from charge-based to cost-based reimbursement
- Review of specific DRG changes including 20 new groups
- Discussion on key areas of reimbursement, such as wage index (including occupational mix) and IME/GME
- Updates on other health care facility proposed/final regulations
- The financial implications of these changes
- Live question and answer session
WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS AUDIO CONFERENCE?:
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, vice president of finance, director of reimbursement, vice president of operations, strategic and implementation consultants, operations executives, executive directors, team leaders, planners, product managers, knowledge managers, department heads, medical directors, director of managed care, director of contracting, network development and provider services directors, strategic planners, healthcare management, TPAs, network managers, physician practice management, company executives, medical management directors, PHO and IPA leadership, analysts, implementer consultants, account services and administration executives.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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