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This workbook, published with the permission of Medtronic, Inc., is designed to assist hospital accountants and cost report preparers with implementation of recently adopted rules for the Medicare Cost Report.

Hospitals should proactively address property tax exemption issues in light of the adjustments to tax exemption requirements in the healthcare reform law and recent legal cases.

Not-for-profit and public hospitals follow different accounting standards so their financial characteristics are distinguishable.

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When inpatient charges represented 90 percent of total volumes, using adjusted patient days or adjusted discharges as a volume metric made sense. But when outpatient volumes continue to trend upward, it's time to adopt a more realistic volume metric.

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View AllLegal and Regulatory Compliance

This presentation addresses the changes required for optimum reimbursement, focusing on who should be responsible for additional required claim information and how additional patient data can be generated.

This webinar will focus on the key regulatory issues stemming from healthcare reform, as well as an update on any recent legislative efforts.

Outbound medical tourism can mean not only a substantial lost of potential revenue for hospitals, but also potential risk for malpractice liability.

Our speaker will provide an overview and outlook on upcoming implementation of healthcare reform, as well as an update on what changes to expect after the 2010 mid-term elections.

Hospitals can take four key steps to prepare for the challenges of Recovery Audit Contractor audit requests.

View AllPayment, Reimbursement, and Managed Care

The Medicare bundled payment program included in healthcare reform legislation offers hospitals a unique chance to align relationships with key physician specialty groups.

This workbook, published with the permission of Medtronic, Inc., is designed to assist hospital accountants and cost report preparers with implementation of recently adopted rules for the Medicare Cost Report.

Hospitals and health systems should take preventive measures now to prepare for lower payments and changes under reform.

Accountable care organizations are viewed by many policy experts as among the best ways to control cost and improve quality over the long term.

View AllTechnology

A description of UPMC's eCommerce technology, created by an in-house team of programmers.

The first step hospitals should take in making healthcare data actionable is to determine how the data will be used.

Hospitals can take four key steps to prepare for the challenges of Recovery Audit Contractor audit requests.

Using technology to improve scheduling, eligibility/insurance verification, and financial counseling processes to better serve patients led to greater patient satisfaction and increased revenue for UPMC.

The charge capture management process can be centralized or decentralized. Either way, the use of technology will greatly increase the effectiveness of the process.

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