Strategies for ABA Revenue Cycle Management
Managing the revenue cycle is a critical component of any healthcare practice. Due to the unique needs of ABA practices, balancing revenue with payroll and other expenditures can be particularly challenging. This course will provide a high-level overview of the revenue cycle and strategies for successful management within ABA practice.
The goal of this course is to assist behavior analysts in clinical practice with information for managing the revenue cycle process.
This training program is offered independent of the Behavior Analysis Certification Board® (BACB®).
Managing the revenue cycle is a critical component of any healthcare practice. Due to the unique needs of ABA practices, balancing revenue with payroll and other expenditures can be particularly challenging. This course will provide a high-level overview of the revenue cycle and strategies for successful management within ABA practice. This training program is offered independent of the Behavior Analysis Certification Board® (BACB®).
The goal of this course is to assist behavior analysts in clinical practice with information for managing the revenue cycle process.
Behavior Analyst Certification Board
This course is designed to meet CE requirements as outlined by the BACB.
CEU Type: Learning
Define revenue cycle management as it relates to ABA practice.
Explain various aspects of the revenue cycle as they relate to ABA practice.
Discuss 3 reasons for balancing payer sources within a single practice.
Identify 3 strategies for managing clinical and billing practices to ensure ethical and legal compliance with payer sources.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: What is Revenue Cycle Management?
You Have to Afford the Services You Provide
What is Revenue Cycle Management
Income Vs. Expenses: A Balancing Act
Assistance From Professionals
Review
Summary
Section 3: Key Components of the ABA Revenue Cycle
Strength in Numbers
Credentialing and Contracting
Contracting
Client Intake and Eligibility Check
Scheduling Services and Securing Staff Resources
Providing Services
Reimbursement
Accounting
Review
Summary
Section 4: Balancing Payer Sources
Keep the Revenue Stream Flowing
Why Balance Payer Sources
Where to Start
Balance Rates
Balancing Time
Balancing Requirements
Review
Summary
Section 5: Ethical Billing Practices
Ethics Above All Else
Collateral Damage From Unethical Behavior
An Approach to Ethical Billing
Accurate Billing
Documentation
Modeling and Training
Review
Summary
Section 6: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
References
Congratulations
Michele, with her 25+ year Accounting career, quickly learned that the basic principles of Accounting apply across all industries. She developed a keen sense of controls and successfully managed teams of accounting staff in exceeding goals for all levels of back office functions. With her experience and desire to help others, she is a seasoned, natural leader and trainer for employees, executives, and colleagues. For the last 9+ years, Michele has focused her career in ABA administrative services, founding ABA Therapy Billing and Insurance Services, a nationally recognized Autism Services billing, consulting, and credentialing company as well as MKS Consulting LLC where she provides remote and on-site audit, training and education providing in-depth risk assessments for providers to support compliance and profitability of their practice. With tighter regulations on healthcare services, providers need to know when they are at risk for non-compliance and remain out of harm’s way of fraudulent activity. Helping providers find that peace of mind is her goal.Instructor: Rhonda Davin, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Dr. Rhonda Davin is a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst with over 25 years of experience in the fields of developmental disabilities and autism. She has served the field as a teacher, college professor, consultant, and expert witness. She started Behavior Consulting Services which provided direct behavior analytic services to children with autism and their families. She has supervised and mentored several behavior analysts and service providers currently practicing in the field today. Dr. Davin has also provided technical assistance for large-scale organizational change efforts in the area of Positive Behavior Supports.
The target audience for this course is: Behavioral Analyst; in the following settings: Intellectual Developmental Disabilities.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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