CORPORATE PARTNERS

Diamond

Platinum

• NEBO Systems, Inc.
• PNC/Xpack Network Services
• SCI Solutions

Gold

• Acclivity Healthcare
• Emdeon Business Services
• DECO Recovery Management, LLC
• Doctors Reporting Services of Texas
• HealthShare/THA
• HMI Financial Services
• Passport Health Communications
• Preferred Health Technology
• Select Billing & Collections

Silver

• Cardon Healthcare Network, Inc.
• Financial Corporation of America
• NCO Financial Systems, Inc.
• NRS Nationwide Recovery Systems Healthcare Services
• ParrishShaw + Co.
• The SSI Group, Inc.

Bronze

• Ingram & Associates
• Corpra Care, Inc.

Fri, Nov 7th 2008

Houston Regional Professional Development Seminar

Houston Regional Seminar
Revenue Cycle Peer-to-Peer Discussions

Friday, November 7, 2008 - 7:00am to 12:30pm
HCC Training & Conference Center
3100 Main, Suite 2B00, Houston, TX 77002

FREE for AAHAM Texas Bluebonnet Chapter Members!
$50 for Non-Members

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Agenda:

7 to 7:45a Registration & Continental Breakfast
7:45 to 8a Welcome & Opening Remarks
8 to 9:00a Bridging Revenue Cycle Gaps
This presentation will demonstrate how automated technology and more efficient process flow can improve interactions between the front and back ends and close costly gaps in the revenue cycle.
Sandi Green, System Director, Patient Access, Revenue Cycle Division, Christus Health System
Max Carter, Vice President of Sales, Passport Health Communications

9 to 10:00a Reducing Your Hospital’s RAC (Recovery Audit Contractor) Risk
This panel discussion will cover what three Texas hospitals did to prepare for RACs audits. Attendees will get an overview of the RAC initiative and trends in RAC activity. This session will provide insight about establishing a hospital interdisciplinary team to deal with audits, communication and tracking mechanisms for RAC correspondence and appeals.
Sarah Glass, MA, RHIA, CCS, Assistant Director of HIM, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Judy Sturgeon, CCS, Manager of Inpatient Coding and QA, University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston
Cassandra C. Murphy, Manager, FAPI, The Methodist Hospital System

10 to 10:15a Break

10:15 to 11:15a Legislative Update: Fear and Loathing on the Colorado and Potomac
Susan Feigin Harris, Partner, Baker Hostetler Healthcare Practice Group

11:15a to 12:15p Revenue Cycle of EPIC Proportions (Implementing EPIC—Lessons Learned)
Emily Adams, Director of Patient Financial Services, Texas Children’s Hospital
Lynn Noldt, Director Revenue Cycle Operations & Support, Texas Children’s Hospital

12:15 to 12:45p How Do I Achieve AAHAM’s CPAM, CPAT, CCAT, CCAM Certification Designations?
Chris Morgan

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