| Greetings to all of our physician and practice or ASC management friends!
2009 is three quarters of the way finished and we have already seen assaults upon ASC's by CMS through RAC auditors and now we must get prepared for yet another. As you have been informed, CMS will begin rolling out Infection Control on-site audits in 12 states during the month of September and rolling out to the rest of the United States after 9/30/09. See below for informative webinars offered through Excellentia Advisory Group to help prepare you for this Infection Control audit. Also we have three other key defensive moves that you can make to have stronger outcomes in terms of your ASC's finances and risk management. |
| click for...CMS RAC AUDIT ROLL-OUT & Your Defense |
What You Must Do to Prepare for the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program...this one hour webinar will help you know what to expect and how to conduct your own defensive preparatory audit to reduce your liabilities.
- How To Develop Your Defense Plan
- The IN's and OUT's Of Audit Management
- The Truth About Recoupments
- What is the Difference Between a Pre-Emptive Audit and a Voluntary Refund
This presentation will be offered by: Cathy Montgomery, RN - President, Excellentia Advisory Group |
| click for...Overview of CMS's "Infection Control" Changes for ASC's & Their Audit Strategy |
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Overview of CMS's "Infection Control" Changes for ASC's & Their Audit Strategy While the ASC industry has always had an infection control program, new CMS changes effective May 18th, 2009 have left the facilities scrambling to meet the new statutes requirements. The HHS (Health and Human Services) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, provided on July 30th, 2009 the down payment of 10 million dollars as part of the payout with the Recovery Act of 2009. One million dollars is to be used BEFORE Sept 30th on more than 125 ASC surveys in 12 states. Click on this title to learn more about our one-hour webinar to help better prepare you as your defense against your upcoming Infection Control audit.
This presentation will be offered by: Lisa Thomas, BSN - Accreditation Consultant |
| click for...AAAHC Accreditation Preparation & Readiness |
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Series of 4-Webinars for "Preparing for Accreditation:
- Patient Rights, Governance (Credentialing) and Administration (HR files)
- Quality of Care Provided, Quality Management and Improvement and Clinical / Medical Records,
- Facilities and Environment,
- Adjunct Standards, including Anesthesia, Pharmacy, Lab, Radiology, and 'Others' as applicable.
This presentation will be offered by Lisa Thomas, BSN, Accreditation Consultant. |
| click for...Managed Care Negotiations |
This one-hour webinar covers the following agenda:
- How Well Do You Know...You?
- To Contract or Not to Contract That is the Question
- Negotiation Skills...Is it in you?
- Basic Contract Review...What's Important?
- Reimbursement Analysis...Show Me The Money!
- Monitoring your Contracts
This presentation will be offered by Trish Peters, Managed Care Consultant. |
| About Us |
Excellentia brings health care consulting services to client companies with focus within the ambulatory surgery center and physician practice management niche industries. Excellentia consultants have years of hands-on experience in their respective fields. We differ from other firms because we have sought out and hired a consultant for each area of expertise and thus provide an expert team rather than one or two persons that try to be everything to everyone. www.excellentiagroup.com
Sincerely,
Cathy Montgomery, RN
President
Excellentia Advisory Group
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