Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 40) RAC is Coming to US Hospitals: HOW to Survive When it comes to RAC: • Be well educated • Establish a RAC Review Team and thorough RAC procedures • Optimize coding, billing and reimbursement • Appeal whenever a RAC audit is incorrect Remember, only you and your team can protect the revenue of your hospital! Kay Jackson is a Financial Marketing Manager at Iatric Systems, Inc. For 15 years, she was in management at third party payer companies developing methods for delaying and denying medical claims submitted by hospitals. When she “saw the light” she moved into the hospital environment, where she had 10 years of management in Scheduling, Access, Patient Accounts and Case Management. For eight years, Kay consulted on strategic hospital planning, redesign of Access and Patient Accounts processes, and developed software for the admitting and business offices. Kay has been a requested speaker at more than 100 conventions and her speaking engagements include many RAC educational sessions. Kay is also an AHA RAC vendor participant. For more information, Kay can be contacted at: 20 International MUSE Conference 09 May 26�29, 2009 Vancouver BC Canada Hey Financial Users, it makes cents to attend the MUSE conference! Help your facility’s bottom�line with timely education. Here is a sampling of the financial educational presentations: • Prepare for Medicare – RAC Audit Process, That Is • Making Revenue Cycle A Successful Strategic Initiative • Billing Module Integration: B/AR Transfer and B/AR Forwarding • Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Lessons Learned our • Rethink Y Revenue Cycle: How to Proactively Know Y Patient our • Optimizing Denials Management using MEDITECH • Revenue Cycle Performance Improvement: Efficiently Turning Medical Services Into Cash • CMS Audits – What You Need to Know • Proration: Tips & Tricks • Using the Collection Group to Your Advantage • Revenue Cycle Optimization: A Best Possible Approach • Present on Admissions Reporting �POA�: Impact on Reimbursement • The Rise of RACs – How Bounty Hunting Got Started Review all the educational presentation abstracts online! Register now for the 2009 International MUSE Conference! kay.jackson@iatric.com 39 SPRING 2009 MUSE INTERNATIONAL http://www.museweb.org/conferences/international/register.htm http://www.museweb.org/conferences/international/register.htm Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Muse Matters - Spring 2009 Muse Matters - Spring 2009 Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 1) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 2) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 3) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 4) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 5) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 6) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 7) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 8) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 9) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 10) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 11) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 12) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 13) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 14) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 15) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 16) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 17) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 18) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 19) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 20) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 21) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 22) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 23) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 24) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 25) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 26) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 27) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 28) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 29) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 30) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 31) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 32) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 33) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 34) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 35) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 36) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 37) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 38) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 39) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 40) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 41) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 42) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 43) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 44) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 45) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 46) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 47) Muse Matters - Spring 2009 - (Page 48) http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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