Transfer DRGs – Newest Underpayment Battleground


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Transfer DRGs - Newest Underpayment Battleground
A Webinar & Audio Conference with Bill Phillips, Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Revenue Strategies, Inc.; and Anthony J. Scarcelli, Jr., CPA, Partner, IMA-Consulting, Inc.
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Eastern (10:00 - 11:15 a.m. Pacific)

Because there were only 30 transfer DRGs in 2004, nobody noticed when CMS identified and recouped only "overpayments". Every hospital should notice and recover the "underpayments". This webinar relates the amazing story of Transfer DRGs; the impact of underpayments on hospitals; and how they can identify and recover this revenue.

Individual Registration Fee: $225. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $285 for non-attendees after the event.
Corporate Site licensing also available. Click here to register or call 209.577.4888.


Due to the advent of MS-DRGs, the number of DRGs impacted by CMS's post-acute transfer policy has grown from 190 in FFY 2007 to 273 in FFY 2008. Accordingly, this issue could have significant financial implications on your Medicare payments. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been very aggressive in imposing its post-acute transfer policy instituting a one-way edit protocol that identifies overpayments and ignores underpayment situations. Based on our discussions with program representatives, the government's position is that the identification of underpayments "is the responsibility of the hospital provider, not CMS". Because there were only 30 transfer DRGs in 2004, nobody noticed when CMS identified and recouped only "overpayments". Every hospital should notice and recover the "underpayments". This webinar relates the amazing story of Transfer DRGs; the impact of underpayments on hospitals; and how they can identify and recover this revenue.

In this webinar, you will learn: What a Transfer DRG is Why if Transfer DRG underpayments are often missed. Where they can be identified and found. How to make sure they are recovered.

CFOs, CROs, Vice President - Financial Planning, Vice President - Revenue Cycle, PFS Director, Controller, Comptroller, Director of Revenue, Director of Revenue Improvement, Business Office Managers, and others interested in improving revenue performance. Target Audience - Hospitals, health systems, and academic medical centers.

Bill Phillips, FACMC, CHC Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer, Revenue Strategies, Inc.	Bill Phillips, FACMC, CHC, is Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer, Revenue Strategies, Inc, which helps hospital improve financial performance. A frequent speaker on financial issues at AAHAM, ACHE, AICPA, and HFMA, he also serves as Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Finance at George Washington University.

Anthony J. Scarcelli, Jr. CPA, Partner, IMA-Consulting, Inc.	Tony Scarcelli, CPA, is Partner at IMA Consulting, Chadds Ford, PA. With over twenty years of operational experience, Tony and his team discovered Transfer DRG underpayments in 2006. Tony is a CPA and President-elect of Greater PHL Chapter of HFMA.

Individual Registration Fee: $225. Audio Conference CD-ROM: $40 for attendees; $285 for non-attendees after the event.

Corporate Site licensing also available. Click here to register or call 209.577.4888 We look forward to your participation in this event!

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209-577-4888		pattyj@mcol.com		209-577-3557