Unlocking the Door to Quality Payment Programs for MACRA
Four-Part Webinar Series
CEUs: 1.0 – Clinical Data Management (for each webinar)
Healthcare is rapidly changing and we must be involved in ensuring our organizations are successful but most importantly ensure we can reach our ultimate goal for total population health management for our patients and communities. We have been on a quality journey for a number of years now but with the upcoming changes, the impact will be greater than ever. Attend this workshop to understand this structure, see how you fit in, and launch your organization to take ahold of the quality revenue cycle. Preparation pays off.
Webinar 1: November 9, 2016
This webinar will be pre-recorded and available by 12 PM, ET.
Understand the CMS initiative on quality. Learn about quality payment models. Review key MACRA initiative for MIPS (Merit-based Incentive Payment System) and APMs (Alternate Payment Models). Participants will complete a brief post-presentation quiz to reinforce learning.
Webinar 2: November 16, 2016
This webinar will be pre-recorded and available by 12 PM, ET.
Understand MACRA’s impact. Review performance categories. Review recommendations on getting started. Participants will complete a brief post-presentation quiz to reinforce learning.
Webinar 3: November 23, 2016
This webinar will be pre-recorded and available by 12 PM, ET.
How do HIM professionals, coders, and clinical documentation improvement staff fit in? What can we do now to prepare? Take a dive into how documentation plays a role within these programs. Learn about HCCs (Hierarchical Condition Category) Coding. Participants will complete a brief post-presentation quiz to reinforce learning.
Webinar 4: December 7, 2016
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
This webinar will be live and recorded for playback.
Live webinar Q&A. We will compile and answer questions from registrants related to webinars 1 – 3 and after review of post-presentation quiz results to address any learning deficits.
Speaker
Sharon Easterling, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP
President
Recovery Analytics LLC
Sharon Easterling, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CPHM, FAHIMA, is the CEO of Recovery Analytics, LLC. Focusing on clinical documentation integrity and quality within documentation has been a focus for her throughout her career. Beginning her HIM journey over 20 years ago, Sharon’s experience is extensive working in a variety of HIM areas such as Inpatient and Outpatient coding, utilization review, CDI, recovery audits, as well as managing HIM and Coding Departments. Sharon has a unique background with exposure to both the acute and ambulatory setting throughout her career. This is extremely beneficial to providers with thye changing payment models and focus on quality. Her past experience includes Corporate Assistant Vice President of a major integrated health system in the southeast and Senior Director Ambulatory Clinical Documentation Improvement at a large Medical Group.
Her passion lies in documentation improvement and she has shared her experiences with other professionals through speaking and writing in many national publications as well as participation in the development of many AHIMA practice briefs and educational sessions for NCHIMA, AHIMA, HFMA, and AAPC as well as other healthcare care entities. Sharon most recently authored the Clinical Documentation Improvement Prep Guide and Exam Book for AHIMA and winner of the AHIMA CSA Recognition for Advancing Coding Knowledge through CodeWrite publishing. She currently sits on the Executive Board of NCHIMA as President, 2016-2017 and an AHIMA delegate. She is a past member of the RAC Monitor editorial board, and current member of American College of Physician Advisors advisory board, AHIMA Coding Community Practice Council as well as past member of the AHIMA CDI and Future of Coding workgroup.
Access Instructions
Registrants will receive weekly emails with the playback link and handouts for pre-recorded webinars, as well as an evaluation and CEU form.
Access Instructions for the fourth webinar will be included in confirmation email. For technical assistance with the live webinar, please contact exdir@nchima.org
Pricing
AHIMA Member: $75
Non-Member: $100
Cancellation
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Registration
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