This course will explain how to obtain Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) program information available through the online manuals, transmittals, MedLearn articles, and website maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
This activity is approved for 0.5000 contact hours.
“This program has been approved for 0.5000 continuing education unit(s) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.”
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Manual Basics
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Manual Information
Online Manuals
Updates to Manuals
Review
Section 3: Internet Only Manuals
Internet-Only Manual Organization
Internet-Only Publications
Internet only Manuals: Pub no. 100-02, Chapter 6
Internet Only Manual: Pub No. 100-04 Chapter 4
Internet Only Manuals: Examples
Review
Section 4: Other Resources
The Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Website
Review
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Veronica Ziac, MBA has over twenty years of healthcare administration experience. Her areas of expertise include revenue cycle, information systems, population health and physician practice management. Most recently, she was the Director of Revenue Cycle Integrity at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. Prior to that, Veronica was the Chief Operating Officer for a large multispecialty hospital-based physician practice based in New York. Veronica has an MBA in Healthcare Administration from Union College and a bachelor’s degree from the University at Albany. She is a member of HFMA and MGMA and has been Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) by the Healthcare Compliance Association.
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