Introduction to Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) for Practice Managers and Physicians

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*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.

Target Audience

Physicians, billers, coders, medical record personnel, telehealth professionals, practice managers and administrators, certified medical assistants, registrars

Description

This one-hour session is designed to introduce the participant to a risk-adjusted reimbursement methodology created by CMS that uses diagnosis codes to reflect the acuity of a patient’s condition as an indicator of the cost of the patient’s care. This new reimbursement methodology is being adopted by many payers.

Estimated time to complete this educational activity: 1 hour

Release Date: August 28, 2018
Valid Thru: August 28, 2020

The following faculty member does not have significant or other financial relationships with industry/commercial supporters to disclose:
Michele Hendrix, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CDEO, CRC
Nancy G. Higgins, CPC, CPC-I, CIRCC, CPMA, CEMC
All planners and faculty

This program is supported by funds from the Investments in the Future grant from the NC AHEC program.

System Requirements
Participants who are interested in taking this eLearning course, please go to our system requirements page for more information and to test your computer and the network your computer will be on prior to registering for the class.

Credit Statements
• 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Atrium Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

• 1.00 Contact Hours / 0.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Objectives

  • Review HCC reimbursement methodology and its importance in the current healthcare environment
  • Define the RAF (risk adjustment factor) score and how it is calculated
  • Discuss how HCCs can impact your practice’s reimbursement
  • Review Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)and HCC reporting rules
  • Identify methods to improve your practice’s average RAF score

Contact

Maria Velez MFA CHCP, 704 512 6584

Sessions

Status
Open
Presenter(s)
Michele Hendrix CPC, CRC, CPMA, CDEO, Nancy Higgins CPC
Date(s)
Aug 28, 2018 - Aug 28, 2020
Time
12:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Credit
0.10 - CEU
1.00 - Contact Hours
1.00 - AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Location
Online Learning
Details
Status
Closed
Date(s)
Aug 28, 2018 - Aug 28, 2020
Time
12:00 PM - 11:55 PM
Location
Online Learning
Fees
Credits
0.10
CEU
1.00
Contact Hours
1.00
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™