NJ HFMA Patient Financial Services and Patient Access Forums Present:
The Dawn of Healthcare's New Era

NJ HFMA Patient Financial Services Forum: Josette Portalatin, Chair, Steven Stadtmauer, Esq. Co-Chair NJ HFMA Patient Access Services Forum: William Hunt CHAM, CPC, Chair; Diana Sessions MBA, Co-Chair

• Registration and Breakfast 8:00 am 8:30 am
• NJ HFMA Announcements and Nominations 8:30 am 8:45 am
• NJHA Regulatory Update 8:45 am 9:00 am
• Morning Session 9:00 am 12:30 pm
• Lunch 12:30 pm 1:25 pm
• Afternoon Session 1:25 pm 4:30 pm Social Open Bar and hors d’ouevres 4:30 pm 5:30 pm

• Building Value through Reform and Beyond (9:00am to 9:50am)
  Providers are preparing for implementation of the healthcare reform law against a backdrop of uncertainty as legal and legislative challenges to the Affordable Care Act continue. Regardless of the fate of the reform law, the current shift to value-based payment will continue. To successfully manage the transition to value, healthcare organizations should develop key organizational capabilities for value and communicate value to purchasers.
  Speaker: Gregory M. Adams, FHFMA; HFMA National Chair; Sr. VP, Partner; Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
  
  
• What is new with RAC and MAC? (9:50am to 10:40am)
  This dynamic, operational class provides timely updates on the RAC and MAC activity with a focus on education and process changes to reduce exposure and improve compliance. Identification of audit patterns and recommendations to ‘break out of the silos’ to improve documentation to support billed services in all areas – automated and complex will be presented.
  Speaker: Day Eguisquiza, President, AR Systems, Inc.
  
  
• Break (10:40am – 10:50am)
  
  
• State of the Union (10:50am to 11:40am)
  A confluence of forces, both demographic and regulatory, will significantly change the payer picture for healthcare providers over the next decade. In this presentation we provide a state of the union of these forces, analyze the impact they will have on a hospital’s bottom line and discuss how high performing organizations can mitigate these risks.
  Speaker: Taylor Howard, Dedicated Advisor for Performance Technologies, The Advisory Board
  
  
• CFO Panel Discussion: New Reality (11:40am – 12:30pm)
  Moderator: Greg M. Adams; FHFMA, Sr. VP, Partner; Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
  Speakers:
  John Gantner, Executive VP Finance, Partner, Company Operations, Meridian Health
  Richard Keenan, Executive VP Finance, CFO, The Valley Health System
  Gerald Tofani, CFO, Monmouth Medical Center
  Stella Visaggio, COO, Hackettstown Regional Medical Center
  
  
• Lunch (12:30pm – 1:25pm)
  
  
• Revenue Cycle and Compliance Challenges (1:25pm – 2:30pm)
  Case Management is an integral partner of today’s Revenue Cycle Management. Observation billing, appropriate Condition Code 44 usage, medical necessity, case management, utilization management, discharge planning all have financial impact on the Revenue Cycle.
  Speakers: Laureen A. Rimmer and Mary Devine; BESLER Consulting
  
  
• ICD 10 (2:30pm – 3:25pm)
  By 2013, the HHS has mandated that all HIPAA "covered entities" must upgrade to ICD-10. The new system allows for more precise classification of diseases and reflects recent advances in disease detection and treatment via biomedical informatics, genetic research and international data-sharing. While converting to ICD-10 will require careful planning for an effective implementation, the process does not have to be as challenging as organizations fear. ICD-10 conversion will not be fast, and it will not be easy. Tackling the transition with a proactive and strategic mindset will help better position an organization to achieve significant revenue cycle and other operational improvements.
  Speaker: David Gaydosh, Sr.Executive in Provider Practice; Health and Public Service, Accenture
  
  
• Break (3:25pm – 3:35pm)
  
  
• Making Sense of It All: Seeing through the Transparency Description (3:35pm – 4:30pm)
  Pricing transparency is a complex terrain with many perspectives. Healthcare providers are struggling to comply with legislative requirements, meet the needs of the consumer and provide sensible information. Consumers strive to understand what is important to them. They want to know what their out-of-pocket expenses will be and where they can get their questions answered. Since consumers now demand answers in order to make educated informed decisions about healthcare tests, treatments and procedures, selection of physicians, hospitals and other providers, payers try to accommodate their members and providers by supplying useful information regarding pricing and quality. We examine these three perspectives and learn how providers and payers can work together to meet the demands of the consumer.
  Speaker: Julie Kay, VP Revenue Cycle Solutions Strategy, MedAssets

NEW JERSEY BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CREDITS
Based on our understanding of the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy's continuing professional education (CPE) requirements, Sponsor No. 185, this course qualifies for 7 CPE credits. AAHAM CEU = 12.0

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES CATEGORY II CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
The New Jersey Chapter if the HFMA is authorized to award 6 hours of pre-approved Category II (non-ACHE) continuing education credit for this program toward advancement, or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to have the continuing education hours applied toward Category II credit should indicate their attendance when submitting application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.

• MEMBERS: $135.00
• NON-MEMBERS: $160.00
• CERTIFIED MEMBERS (FHFMA, CHFP, CPAM): $100.00
• STUDENTS: $35.00
• ON-SITE REGISTRATION - ON "SPACE AVAILABLE" BASIS: $25 ADDITIONAL CHARGE

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