"Dennis has always been a wonderful speaker and extremely full of knowledge. I would encourage anyone who deals with billing, coding and credentialing to attend this meeting. It is well worth your time and money to come!”

– Donna Hankins, CPC, CHCO, Senior Certification Specialist, Surgical Care Affiliates

Wednesday, June 11 – Pre-Conference Enrollment Rules for Facilities

This pre-conference seminar is designed especially for those who complete the CMS-855A, used for hospitals, SNFs, home health agencies, rural health clinics, federally qualified health clinics and hospices.

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. 2008 Medicare Enrollment Update: New processes & rule changes
Medicare’s enrollment rules are in a state of change, and it’s impacting your ability to enroll in a timely manner. Acclaimed speaker and enrollment expert Dennis Grindle, CPA, Partner Seim, Johnson, Sestak & Quist, Omaha, Neb. shares the latest changes he’s seeing and how they’ll affect you. He’ll share the latest on PECOS and revalidation and how it impacts enrollment.

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Clearing provider-based hurdles for freestanding hospital owned providers so services can be provided and reimbursement increased
Access to hospital quality services at multiple locations is the goal. The reward is hospital-based reimbursement. Get straight-talk on Medicare’s rules for the relationship between the main hospital location and other locations that must exist to achieve these goals. Learn how to properly comply with provider-based regulations and how to enroll each location as a hospital location on the 855A so that cash flow doesn’t suffer.

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Networking Lunch

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. How to complete the CMS-855A for hospitals/SNFs/HHAs/RHAs/FQHCs and hospice facilities
Dennis takes you through each of the 17 sections of the form step-by-step, so you know exactly how to fill it in completely, accurately and efficiently. You’ll leave here knowing what to do when your hospital has experienced a change of ownership, what to do if your hospital leases office space to physicians and how to avoid enrollment delays.

1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Form 855A Sections 1-4
  • Reactivation
  • Change of Ownership
  • Acqusition/Merger & Consolidation
  • Provider Type & NPI, Tax ID and Other Business Identifiers
  • Practice Location Information

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Question and Answer Session

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Form 855A Sections 5-7

  • Ownership Interest/Managing Control – Organizations
  • Ownership Interest/Managing Control – Individuals
  • Chain Office Information

3:45 – 4:15 p.m. Question and Answer Session

4:15 – 4:45 p.m. Form 855A Sections 8-17

  • Billing Agency Information
  • Special Requirements Sections
  • Statements, Attestations & Supporting Document Requirements

4:45 – 5:00 p.m. Question and Answer Session

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