Pay for performance is scheduled to begin with the July 1, 2011 implementation of the Value-Based Purchasing Final Rule.  Many hospitals will be scrambling to improve their Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) scores and their HCAHPS scores to achieve optimal reimbursement.  

In this timely 90-minute webinar, coding and certified clinical documentation specialist Deborah Hale, CCS, CCDS, will debunk the regulatory mystery and help hospitals achieve optimal reimbursement while following CMS guidance.   

Learning Points or Questions to be Answered:

• Overview of the Rule including Performance Scoring 
• Key Elements of VPB Performance Measures
  • Process of Care Measures
  • Healthcare Acquired Conditions
  • Outcome Measures  
• Experience of Care Measures

Target Audience:

• Case Managers 
• Utilization Review professionals 
• Physician Advisors/Utilization Review Committee
• Compliance Officers 
• RAC Coordinators
• Revenue Cycle Specialists 
• HIM professionals 
• Medical Doctors 
• Risk managers

Level: Intermediate 

Meet your Expert:

Deborah K. Hale, CCS, CCDS is President of Administrative Consultant Service LLC. She is a Certified Coding Specialist and Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist with 30 years of experience in health care management, including administration, health information management, clinical documentation improvement, case management, and utilization review. She is a member of the American Health Information Management Association and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. In addition, Ms. Hale has served as a featured speaker for numerous national, state, and local conferences presented by the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the American Health Information Management Association, medical residency programs, and case management programs. In 2006 she authored the book: Observation Status: A Guide to Compliant Site of Service Destinations. The Second Edition was published in September 2008 and the Third Edition will be published in early 2011. 

Recorded: Tuesday, July 12, 2011