HCCA - Physician Advisor and UR Team Boot Camp
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 8:00AM - 8:45AM
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Why Make a Change? The View from the Compliance Officer
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 8:45AM - 9:30AM
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The Role of Case Management in Achieving Successful Reform
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 9:30AM - 10:15AM
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The Structure and Function of a Physician Advisor Program, Both Internal and External
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 10:30AM - 11:15AM
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Step 1 - Front End Work: Getting the Patient from ER to a Bed - Best Practices for UR at the First Point of Patient Contact
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 11:15AM - 12:00PM
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Handoff Challenges from ER to Hospitalists and Attending Physicians
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 12:00PM - 1:00PM
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Working Lunch
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 1:00PM - 2:00PM
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Step 2 - Concurrent and Daily Review: Optimizing Patient Flow with a Synchronized PA-UR Partnership
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 2:00PM - 2:30PM
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Tracking and Trending Patterns and Using the PA for Ongoing Physician Education
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 3:00PM - 4:00PM
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Presentation of Case Studies for Discussion - Are They Inpatient, Outpatient, or Observation?
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 4:00PM - 5:00PM
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Day 1 Review: Pre-Bed Placement and Concurrent Review Faculty Panel and Audience Q&A + Short Quiz
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 8:00AM - 9:15AM
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Step 3 - Denials: How to Incorporate the PA into a Process for Preventing a Pattern of Denials
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 9:15AM - 10:15AM
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Step 4 - Appeals: Role of the PA with the Denials Team - Three Perspectives
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 10:30AM - 11:00AM
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Step 5: Congressional Grassroots Advocacy
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Day II Review: Appeals, Denials, and Advocacy Faculty Panel and Audience Q&A + Short Quiz
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Objective 1: Explain how different hospitals have structured their PA program and how different PAs have developed excellent working relationships with UR staff and other doctors
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
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By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
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By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
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Objective 2: Describe how different hospitals have incorporated the PA into a strategic denials management process and involved the PA in physician education based on tracking and trending denials data
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
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By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
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By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
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Analyze internal data for compliance risk within a hospital environment
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Identify responsibilities of the compliance officer and the physician advisor to minimize risk and promote change within the environment
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Express need to realign Case Management/Utilization Review functions in the climate of increasing audits and denials of hospital stays
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Reform the role of Case Management/Utilization Review in addressing the front end throughput of patients within a hospital system
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Identify the skill set necessary to insure successful implementation of the physician advisor role
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Compare and contrast use of internal physician advisor vs. external physician advisor
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Apply a best practice model in transitioning patients from the time of emergency room presentation to appropriate status (through-put)
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Identify pitfalls and barriers to appropriate hand off of patient care in the emergency department
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Discuss role of the physician advisor in collaborating with emergency room, hospitalists and attending physicians in the transition of patients to the appropriate status
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Determine Inpatient vs. Observation vs. Outpatient status from several case studies using information from morning session
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Describe how daily reviews of patient status will optimized patient flow and reduce inappropriate or untimely status changes
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Discuss how a strong Physician Advisor and Utilization Review team can reduce denials post discharge
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Identify critical data points and patterns in determining effective utilization management
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Communicate results to physicians and case managers/utilization review as a method to reinforce the goal of appropriate patient status
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Report Results of luncheon small group discussion of case studies available
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State the differences in decisions related to appropriate patient status
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Review previous discussions of the day
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Evaluate understanding of major talking points from Day 1 Agenda
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Analyze data and contents of medical records for potential denials
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Utilize the role of physician advisor to determine risk
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Develop proactive processes in collaboration with the physician advisor to reduce or eliminate denials
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Identify the skill set necessary to insure successful implementation of the physician advisor role
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Compare and contrast use of internal physician advisor vs. external physician advisor
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Describe the negative impact of Medicare denial of payments to legislators
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Develop a productive dialogue with legislators about issues important to your hospital
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Utilize the political power of your legislators to expose flaws in the denial process
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Review the strategies of denial and appeal response as it relates to the role of the physician advisor
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Utilize the tools presented to create an effective case management/utilization review team in concert with physician advisor in preventive strategies against denial
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Summarize need for action at the legislative level to promote change in the claim review process
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Objective 3: State how to emphasize in a dialogue with Congressional members and staffers
By meeting the above objective my professional competence will increase because I have acquired new strategies to use in my practice.
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By meeting the above objective my professional performance will improve because I should be able to implement the new strategies.
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By meeting the above objective my patient outcomes should improve due to the implementation of newly-learned strategies.
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Do you believe this activity was appropriate for the scope of your professional activities?
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Was the educational content scientifically sound?
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Was the mode of education effective for learning?
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Did you perceive any product/service/company/commercial bias in any educational session you attended or materials you received?
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How much did you learn as a result of this educational program?
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What specifically did you learn during this activity that you intend to integrate into your practice?
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What questions have arisen in your practice for which you need answers/strategies that you can implement?
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What patient/client problems or patient/client challenges do you feel you are not able to address appropriately or to your satisfaction?
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What problems are your patients/clients communicating to you that need attention or follow-up?
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Are you interested in basic, intermediate or advanced level trainings?
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What barriers might you have that would interfere with implementation of new information learned from this training?
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