Rural Health Clinic Virtual Conference

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Rural Health Clinic Virtual Conference

4/8/2020 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM (CT)

Why Attend

You are invited to this virtual event to receive quality education and have the opportunity to communicate directly with industry experts. Our sessions are intended for all levels of rural health clinic professionals including administrators, CFOs, CEOs, CIOs, directors of finance, finance professionals, reimbursement analysts and office managers.

Speakers

Jeff Bramschrieber, CPA, Partner
Kathi Krueger, CPA, Manager
Josh Boyle, CPA, Senior Manager
Nathan Baugh, Director, National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC)

Registration Fee
$99 per person or website connection (You may have multiple people in the room from your organization only.)

Agenda

Virtual Event Outline

This session will provide a synopsis of the rural health clinic (RHC) program, including information on qualifying a facility for RHC status, an overview of the initial survey and certification process and requirements for maintaining your standing as an RHC. We will also dive into Medicare billing and reimbursement submissions for provider-based and independent RHC facilities.

Learning Objectives
Understand program requirements.
Evaluate regulatory compliance.
Determine correct Medicare billing and reimbursement submissions.

Legislative Changes That Will Impact Your Facilities
Presenter: Nathan Baugh, Director, NARHC

Do you want your RHC to operate better tomorrow than it is today? Understanding how the market is changing and where new opportunities exist will help you build strategies that are proactive rather than reactive. This session will focus on national rural policy matters impacting RHCs, as well as current industry trends.

Learning Objectives
Apply your understanding of market trends to the strategic growth of your RHC.
Understand how legislative changes impact your facility.

Medicare Billing for Rural Health Clinics
Presenter: Jeff Bramschreiber, CPA

This session is designed for clinic staff involved in billing for services provided by RHCs. This session will include an overview of Medicare billing rules and regulations, issues unique to RHCs and common billing problems for RHC providers.

Learning Objectives
Understand program requirements.
Evaluate regulatory compliance.
Determine correct Medicare billing and reimbursement submissions.

Medicare Cost Report Overview
Presenters: Kathi Krueger, CPA, and Josh Boyle, CPA

How confident are you that your facility’s cost report is accurate? Does it include easily missed services that could increase your reimbursement? This session will focus on advanced topics related to Medicare RHC cost reporting and includes several real-life examples of common cost reporting inaccuracies and opportunities for improvement.

Learning Objectives
Understand accounting for non-RHC activities and carve-outs.
Evaluate accumulating encounter statistics.
Discuss allocating hospital shared costs to the RHC.

Special Speaker
Nathan Baugh
Director of Government Affairs - National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC)

Current Position and Responsibilities
Nathan Baugh is the Director of Government Affairs for the National Association of Rural Health Clinics where he has worked since April of 2015. In this role, Nathan works as advocate for rural health clinics in Washington D.C. on federal issues. He worked with CMS to improve the rural health clinic cpt reporting requirement as well as the rural health clinic chronic care management benefit while simultaneously working to explain new rules and regulations to the rural health clinic community. More recently, Nathan has worked on the Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act and was able to get this legislation introduced in 2019.