HFMA – ANI 2013 to Play Critical Role for Healthcare Providers
The HFMA conference brochure pretty much tells it all, “What Now?” The healthcare industry continues to evolve and converge around several critical pieces of legislation including ACA, EFT/ERA electronification and ICD-10. HFMA sessions look very interesting as they address many revenue related topics!
The comprehensive session tracks include:
- Updates/Legal Trends/Compliance
- Financial Management: CFO Strategies
- Finance and Accounting Operations and Results
- PFS/Revenue Cycle/Patient Access
- Managed Care/Payment/Reimbursement
The topics of most interest for clients looking for EOB conversion and revenue cycle management improvements would be in the PFS/Revenue Cycle/Patient Access section. These sessions are highlighted below:
- Sunday 8am, PCW4 (pre conference workshop): Achieving Revenue Cycle Excellence Using Metric-Driven Process Improvements
- Monday 10am, A10: Managing Payer Expectations Under the Affordable Care Act (Managed care session)
- Monday 10am, A12: How Cross-Departmental Collaboration Improved Revenue Cycle Performance and Satisfaction at Atlantic Health System
- Monday 10am, A14: Predictive Modeling and Advanced Analytics to Mitigate Financial Risks of the ICD-10 Transition
- Tuesday 7am, ER6: How Optimizing Accounts Receivable Processes Helped Promise Healthcare Collect $13.9 Million
- Tuesday 10am, C12: Carson Tahoe Health Uses Data Analytics to Tailor Training and Mitigate ICD-10 Risks
- Tuesday 10am, C14: Engaging Physicians in Revenue Cycle Management to Support Growth at Texas Health
- Tuesday 2:30pm, D10: Reimbursement, Payment, and Accounting Strategies in the Changing Healthcare Environment
- Tuesday 2:30pm, D12: Physician/Hospital Revenue Cycle Integration: A Panel Discussion
- Tuesday 2:30pm, D3: How Saint Luke’s Health System Enhanced Its Revenue Cycle Process to Improve Total Payment Collections and Service Quality
- Tuesday 4pm, E12: Using Reporting Tools to Track and Reduce Bad Debt
- Tuesday 4pm, E13: Norwalk Hospital Improves Revenue Cycle Performance and Productivity Using Lean
- Wednesday 3:15pm, H10: Oregon Health & Science University: Revising Revenue Cycle Processes to Prevent Avoidable Denials and Increase Revenue