HSCRC Workshop
Friday, January 31, 2014
Martin’s West
Who Should Attend?
VPs for Finance, Directors of Financial Reporting, Accountants,
Attorneys, Consultants, and other Healthcare Professionals.
Morning Session (Breakout 1) – General Update
/ 8:00 – 8:30 / Registration & Continental Breakfast
/ 8:30 – 9:20 / Overview of Current HSCRCIssues
Donna Kinzer
Executive Director,
HSCRC / You will learn…
Update on current HSCRC high priority issues
/ 9:20 – 10:10 / Mechanics of the new Medicare Waiver Test
Brett McCone
Managing Director
KPMG LLP / You will learn…
  • Data sources of the new Waiver test
  • Process for calculating and publishing Waiver performance

/ 10:10 – 10:20 / BREAK
/ 10:20 – 11:10 / MHA Report to Hospital Field
Michael Robbins
Senior Vice President, Financial Policy
Maryland Hospital Association / You will learn…
  • Update on current MHA high priority issues

/ 11:10 – 12:00 / Strategic Implications of Conversion to Global Budget: The TPR Experience
Kim Repac
Senior Vice President & CFO
Western Maryland Health System / You will learn…
  • Successful implementation strategies employed by hospitals converting to TPR in 2011
  • Ideas to assist hospitals converting to global budgets for monitoring performance

/ 12:00 – 1:00 / LUNCH SPEAKER: Certification Process / You will learn…
  • Process for becoming CHFP designated

HSCRC Workshop
Friday, January 31, 2014
Martin’s West
Who Should Attend?
VPs for Finance, Directors of Financial Reporting, Accountants,
Attorneys, Consultants, and other Healthcare Professionals.
Morning Session (Breakout 2) – HSCRC Basic Training
/ 8:00 – 8:30 / Registration & Continental Breakfast
/ 8:30 – 9:30 / HSCRC Overview
TBD / You will learn…
The origin of the Health Services Cost Review Commission
The Commission’s mandate and organization chart
/ 9:30 – 12:00 / HSCRC Rate System
(Break at 10:10) / Arin Foreman
Senior Associate
KPMG LLP
Jennifer Hulvey
Director of Reimbursement
Frederick Memorial Hospital / You will learn…
The basics of the HSCRC rate system
The design of the Admission Readmission Revenue system
How to monitor unit rates and your hospital’s CPE, Global or TPR agreement
The mechanics of the Annual Rate Adjustment
/ 12:00 – 1:00 / LUNCH
HSCRC Workshop
Friday, January 31, 2014
Martin’s West
Who Should Attend?
VPs for Finance, Directors of Financial Reporting, Accountants,
Attorneys, Consultants, and other Healthcare Professionals.
Afternoon Session (Everyone Attend)
/ 1:00 – 1:50 / Changes to MHAC and QBR Programs
Sule Calikoglu
Deputy Director, Research and Methodology
HSCRC / You will learn…
  • Important changes to the measurement of MHAC and QBR performance in RY15

/ 1:50 – 2:40 / OPPS and HSCRC Compatibility
Caroline Znaniec
Owner
Luna Healthcare Advisors LLC / You will learn…
  • Policies hospitals should be following and not following from the OPPS final rule
  • CDM maintenance to meet special audit procedure requirements

/ 2:40 – 3:00 / BREAK
/ 3:00 – 3:55 / Current and New Reporting Requirements
Katie Eckert
Director of Budget and Reimbursement
Bon Secours Baltimore Health System
Oscar Ibarra
Chief, Information Management and Program Administration
HSCRC / You will learn…
  • Changes to Data Tape Submission
  • Changes to Geographic and Payor Financial Data
  • Potential new data elements and reporting requirements under Global Budget Models

3:55 – 4:45 / The HSCRC Call for White Papers
Dr. Patrick Redmon
Director
Berkeley Research Group LLC / You will learn…
  • Industry thoughts and considerations related to the HSCRC’s call for white papers setting in Maryland

/ 4:45 / Adjournment