Key Issues on Physician Supervision and Observation Services (Three-part webinar series)

Format: Audio/video files (.wmv)
Estimated Duration: 270 minutes (Three 1.5-hour sessions)
Price: $595

OVERVIEW

Part 1 - Physician Supervision and the Provider-Based Rule

What are the inherent challenges and benefits involved with provider-based clinics? What requirements are laid out by the provider-based rule? Get the answers to these questions in this session, originally recorded on Oct. 19. Case studies will illustrate the economic advantages and compliance issues related to provider-based clinics. The discussion includes recovery audit contractor audit concerns, “incident-to” requirements, policy “change” vs. policy “clarification,” and many more.

Part 2 - Observation Services: Clearing the Confusion

This session sheds light on the troublesome concept of observation: Is it a location or a status? How do you differentiate inpatient from outpatient? When does observation begin and end? These questions, and more, are addressed by speaker Duane C. Abbey in Part 2 of this three-part series, originally recorded on Nov. 2. It’s important for hospital staff to understand the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ approach to observation services and the relationship to inpatient admissions. Coding and reimbursement issues related to observation are everyday realities for your hospital’s staff – this program ensures that they’ll be prepared to face decisions like these in the future.

Part 3 - Observation Services: Special Topics

This session, recorded on Nov. 16, is the third of the three-part series and builds upon the teachings of Part 2. It delves more deeply into the complex, special issues of observation services. Topics covered will include utilization review physicians and their involvement in decision-making, the definitions and policies of condition code 44, how and when to count observation hours, and more. By the conclusion of this session, and the series as a whole, your staff should have a keen understanding of observation, thus both reducing error and increasing efficiency.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Nursing staff (including outpatient, medical/surgical, managers, and emergency department); utilization review, quality assurance, compliance, coding, billing and claims transaction personnel; physicians; chargemaster coordinators; financial analysts; any other interested personnel.

FACULTY