Thank you to all who participated at the 2015 HCCA Annual Compliance Institute.

 

It was a pleasure to meet you in our Booth #608, where AHA Solutions staff provided the latest information on solutions to your most pressing compliance challenges.  

 

AHA Solutions Book ClubCongratulations to our AHA Solutions Book Club contest winners!

 

  • Eva Goldenberg, Chief Compliance Officer, Atlantic Health System, Inc., (Morristown, N.J.)
  • Sheila Granda, Director, Revenue Cycle Compliance, Kaiser Permanente (Atlanta, Ga.)
  • Marilyn Tarrant, AVP Internal Audit & Corporate, NorthShore University HealthSystem (Evanston, Ill.)
  • Barbara Piascik, SVP/Chief Compliance Officer, The Brookdale Hospital & Medical Center (Salisbury Mills, N.Y.)
  • Lori Moon, Compliance Officer, Union Hospital Inc. (Terre Haute, In.)

 

Solutions on the Exhibit Hall Floor

 

Applicant Screening & Drug Testing Services

Booth #218 – Applicant Screening & Drug Testing Services
Certiphi Screening, Inc. is the only company whose applicant screening services have been endorsed by the American Hospital Association. It provides compliance screening services exclusively to the health care community. Its services help hospitals and health systems make safer, smarter hiring decisions and protect patients, staff and visitors.

 

Clinical Denials Management & Medical Necessity Compliance Solutions

Booth #501 – Clinical Denials Management & Medical Necessity Compliance Solutions
Please join Executive Health Resources on Monday, April 20, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at Session 210 to hear Ralph Wuebker, MD, MBA, discuss Getting Your Physicians to Think in Ink. Dr. Wuebker will discuss poor physician documentation practices that lead to auditor scrutiny and frequent denials; provide tips on educating physicians about the importance of documentation as it relates to the Two-Midnight Rule, medical necessity and ICD-10; and give real-life case study examples of high audit target DRG cases that include chest pain, syncope and heart failure. After the presentation, be sure and stop by Booth #501 to meet the speaker in person and learn more about EHR.

 

Policy & Procedure Management Software & Services

Platinum Sponsor
Booth #718 – Policy & Procedure Management Software & Services
PolicyTech™ policy and procedure management software and services from NAVEX Global allow a hospital to manage all its policies and procedures consistently, efficiently and cost effectively. Automated policy and procedure management frees the human resources and compliance staff for core business activities, while giving the administration confidence in the compliance of its organization within a complex regulatory environment.

 

Credentials Verification Solutions

 

Platinum Sponsor
Booth #313 – Credentials Verification Solutions
Accredited by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) and certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Verisys is committed to helping hospitals ensure that medical professionals comply with licensing board requirements and accreditation regulations. Its CheckMedic™ Web-based credentialing solution meets and exceeds the standards for primary source verification set by The Joint Commission.

 

Education Sessions in the Conference Program

 

Monday, April 20
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Session 210

Clinical Denials Management & Medical Necessity Compliance Solutions

Getting Your Physicians to Think in Ink

Ralph Wuebker, Chief Medical Officer, Executive Health Resources

  • Overview of common poor physician documentation practices that lead to auditor scrutiny and frequent denials
  • Tips for educating physicians on the importance of documentation as it relates to the Two-Midnight Rule, medical necessity and ICD-10
  • Real-life case studies from high audit target DRG case examples including chest pain, syncope and heart failure