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Building Interest in Revenue Cycle Management- A Workshop
St. Louis, MO - July 23, 2008

Who needs to attend this workshop?
Revenue cycle and patient financial service managers, health information managers, information system managers, utilization management and clinical staff will gain valuable knowledge about maximizing consumer expectations and learn how future revenue cycle processes will build interest in cash flow. All HBMA and HFMA members will receive educational credits for attending this workshop.

The Cooperative Exchange is the recognized resource and representative of the clearinghouse industry for the media, governmental bodies and other outside interested parties. It is an active and respected representative of the clearinghouse industry through its key participation on the Electronic Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) and is at the forefront of influencing federal National Provider Identifier (NPI) issues and state laws and legislation regarding accreditation.



SharpWorkGroup and WEDI invite you to attend the:

Claims Rejections Audio Cast

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 pm EDT



WEDI NPIOIpresentsClaims Rejections: Turning No Into All Systems GoWednesday, July 23, 20082:00 - 3:30 PM Eastern Time’s administrative cost. www.ama-assn.org/go/cureforclaims

Relationship of Data Elements. Hear from a biller on the payer, provider, and physician issues. Hear from a clearinghouse on all the testing they’ve performed and what their results mean.

Reasons Why Claims Get Rejected. There are countless reasons why a claim or other HIPAA transaction may get rejected. Hear from a large payer on some of the most typical reasons why they may be rejecting HIPAA transactions and what you can do to turn this around.

Medicaid-specific Issues. Putting Legacy ID where the NPI belongs? Why aren’t the cross overs working? What is the status of those Medicaid agencies not yet NPI compliant?

What to Do Going Forward. Is it enough to change the zip+ four, for example, on your end? Where else do these changes need to be made? Get the full story on where to double check so that claims and other transactions are processed smoothly.

Speakers:
Mary Rita Hyland, Assistant Vice President, The SSI Group, Inc. Chair SharpWorkGroupDebbi Meisner, VP, Standards and Implementation, Emdeon CorporationRobert Pozniak, National Medicaid EDI HIPAA Workgroup (NMEH)George Vancore, BC BS Florida, Director, IT Systems IntegratorModerator: Michael Apfel, MOSNIP, WEDI NPIOI NPI Implementation Workgroup Co Chair

For more information on this audio cast, or to register, go to
http://wedi.org/forms/meeting/MeetingFormPublic/view?id=7E3C00000056


American Medical Association (AMA) "Cure for Claims" Campaign
On Monday, June 16, the AMA rolled out its "Cure for Claims" campaign and its National Health Insurer Report Card (NHIRC) at the AMA House of Delegates meeting in Chicago. The intent of the NHIRC and "Cure for Claims" campaign is to work together with the health care industry to reduce unnecessary administrative waste in the health care claims process.

November is Cure for Claims Month. Review and reconcile your claims, and join physician practices around the country in the AMA’s campaign to cure the claims process.

Learn more about how you can reduce your practice’s administrative cost.
www.ama-assn.org/go/cureforclaims