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HFMA REGION 2 FREE WEBINAR
Join us December 13th, 2017 from 1PM to 2 PM EST
APC/OPPS Update for 2018Region 2 will be hosting a FREE web-based presentation by:
Epoch Health Solutions, LLC
Speaker : Jean C. Russell, MS, RHIT
Webinar Description:
The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS/APCs) final rule is published in early November each year. This presentation will include an overview of the significant changes associated with the 2018 final rule. Some of the key changes expected this year are as follows:
- A reduction in the payment rate for certain Medicare Part B drugs purchased by hospitals through the 340Bprogram.
- A two-year moratorium on direct supervision requirements current in place at rural and critical access hospital packaging of low-cost drug administration services.
- Further reduction of the APC payment for services performed in a non-excepted off campus provider based department.
- A continuation of the increased consolidation and packaging of services paid under OPPS.
Jean Russell has over thirty years of healthcare and information system experience. Her areas of expertise include the Medicare and NY Medicaid outpatient prospective payment systems (APCs and APGs), as well as ICD-10-CM/PCS training, Charge Description Master (CDM), admission status reviews, and outpatient coding and compliance. She is a frequent speaker at the national, state and local levels for HFMA and AHIMA professional groups. Jean has her Masters from the University of Houston in Biomedical Engineering; her Bachelors from Colgate University in Biology; and her RHIT from the independent study program through the American Health Information Management Association. Jean is an AHIMA – approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer
For more information and to register, visit the following link:
Registration isFREEto both HFMA Members and Non-Members: CPE Credits: 1.0
In order to receive CPE credit for this session you will be required to register and log on to the event individually.
Additional Contact Information:
Sue Clarke-Kendrick
914-366-3064
Please note that handouts, links and dial in information for this session will be sent 24-48 hours prior to event.
NYS Education Department Sponsor License # OOO337
HFMA Hudson Valley New York Chapter is approved as a New York State CPE Provider in the area of specialized knowledge and applications. In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, the total credits have been rounded down. CPE credits have been granted on a 50-minute hour.