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Advancing CDIBoot CampIntegrating CDI intoRevenue Cycle 1,499 perAttendeeOVERVIEWMany healthcare organizations have experienced the benefits of anestablished and successful CDI department. But now they’re asking:What’s next?The answer is the Advancing CDI Boot Camp. This four-day course isACDIS’ newest training course designed for established CDI departmentsand experienced CDI professionals ready for the “next level” of CDI.As CMS moves to a “pay-for-quality” system and hospitals face shrinkingprofit margins, CDI specialists are being asked to expand beyondtraditional MS-DRG review. The Advancing CDI Boot Camp shows youthe additional ways CDI efforts can impact incremental revenue and thereported data that influences an organization’s reputation.Walk away with ready-to-implement strategies for achieving accuratequality indicators and optimal reimbursement under a variety of CMSquality programs and an advanced understanding of how documentationand code assignment affect the revenue cycle.You’ll leave with a complete understanding of: Healthcare data code sets. Discover the impact of codeassignments on Medicare reimbursement in a variety of settings. Nontraditional opportunities. Increase the scope of yourCDI department with an in-depth awareness of the outpatientprospective payment system, Hierarchical Condition Categories, andthe basics of professional services. The relationship between quality metrics and reimbursement.Learn how diagnosis assignment may increase direct revenuethrough MS-DRG assignment, but negatively impact quality ratingsand/or lead to penalties under CMS quality initiatives. Medical necessity. Ensure that a patient’s principal diagnosisis associated with a condition that supports an admission to thehospital, lessening the chance of denials. CMS quality programs. Learn about changes to existing CMSquality programs (e.g., inpatient quality reporting) as well as newerCMS quality initiatives (e.g., Hospital Readmission ReductionProgram, Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction Program, HospitalValue Based Purchasing) where poor performance can result infinancial penalties.WHAT PREVIOUSATTENDEESARE SAYING“The Advanced boot campwas excellent. The 4 days werepacked, we covered every pageof the manuals (had to be about1200). Both instructors talkednon-stop and did not waste aminute. I also enjoyed the factthat the people who attendedwere much like myself andneeded more than a deeperdive into clinical issues. Theconversations with the otherattendees were a learningexperience too. All in all, agreat seminar, great learningenvironment, a no-nonsenseget it done experience! Lovedit! It is so vital to what themanagers of programs need tofurther expand their knowledgeand assistance to move theorganization forward.”–Bonnie EppsCDI ManagerEmory University Hospital, Atlanta, GAWHO SHOULD ATTEND CDI specialistsCDI/HIM managersCDI/UR physician advisorsCompliance managers Quality managers Revenue cycle management Case managementFor more information, visit www.hcprobootcamps.com or call 800-650-6787.

AGENDADAY 1 Introduction to Healthcare DataCode SetsPatient StatusOverview of Processional Services and Medicare Advantage:Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) The Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)DATES/LOCATIONSSan Diego, CAFebruary 16–19Homewood Suites by Hilton SanDiego Airport/Liberty Station619-222-0500Orlando, FLJuly 27–30Homewood Suites by HiltonInternational Drive407-248-2232DAY 2 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and MS-DRGs Reviewing the Medical Record Improper Payments and ComplianceOwings Mills (Baltimore), MDSeptember 21–24Hyatt Place Baltimore Owings Mills410-998-3630DAY 3 Identifying Organizational Vulnerabilities and OpportunitiesIntroduction to QualityHospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR)Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) and Present on Admission(POA) StatusDAY 4 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP) PSI 90: The Composite Patient Safety Indicators (PSI) Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI)*Course agenda is subject to change based on regulatory updates.For complete agenda and Continuing Education credit information, visit www.hcprobootcamps.com.BOOT CAMP SCHEDULEAll classes run Monday through Thursday 8:00 am–5:00 pm.HOTEL RESERVATIONS/DISCOUNTED ROOM RATESMake your hotel reservations immediately to guarantee the hotel rate and availability, and be sure to identifyyourself as a participant of HCPro’s Boot Camp to get the special discounted room rates. Most discounts expirefour weeks prior to the Boot Camp start date.WHY YOUSHOULD ATTEND Prevent denials and protectprofit margins by learning howto use Comprehensive ErrorRate Testing, OIG Work Plans,and PEPPER data to identifyorganizational vulnerabilities Support inpatient admissionswith an understanding ofthe relationship betweenmedical necessity and MSDRG assignment and how the2-midnight rule impacts principaldiagnosis selection Improve quality metrics byimplementing compliantdocumentation strategiesthat do not compromise dataintegrity Unify the various parts of therevenue cycle under one missionand alleviate conflicts that leadto confusion and frustrationamong the medical staff Reconcile discrepanciesbetween coded and surveillancedata by collaborating withquality and infection controlCECREDITSThis boot camp offersContinuing Education Credits!Go to www.hcprobootcamps.comfor more information. Align and strengthen therelationship between clinicaldocumentation and keyrevenue cycle partners, such asutilization review, quality, casemanagement, and coding, ascoded data is increasingly usedto represent hospital quality9

Can’t take time out of work? Fit the online course into YOURschedule! The CDI Boot Camp and the ICD-10 for CDI Boot Campare available online throughout the year. The Advancing CDI BootCamp will also be available online starting in March!DATESATTEND ONLINEThese online boot camps provide the same content and instruction thatyou would experience at our live classroom-based Boot Camps, but you’llbe taking the course from the convenience of your home or office. Askquestions of our faculty during our live office hour call or via email.Benefits of the online boot camp include: 60-day access to video instruction: View the video sessions andparticipate in an office hour call following the second week of access. Live interaction with experts: You’ll be able to ask questionsand get guidance from our instructors during a live office hour callat the end of the second week of class. Students can also submitquestions via email throughout the course. Custom-designed course materials: You’ll receive your BootCamp materials with presentations and practice exercises, ifapplicable, prior to the start of class. 24-hour access: Video instruction is available any time of day. Youchoose the time that works for you. You can also email questions toour instructors. We try to answer all questions within three businessdays. 1,299Only 1,149for ACDISMembers! 1,049 perAttendee 1,499 perAttendeeCDI Boot Camp ICD-10 for CDIBoot CampTMAdvancing CDIBoot CampCECREDITSThis boot camp offersContinuing Education Credits!Go to www.hcprobootcamps.comfor more information.Students must register one week prior tothe start of the boot camp to ensure timefor materials delivery.Start dates for the ClinicalDocumentation Improvement BootCamp – Online are as follows:January 5February 2March 2April 6May 4June 1July 6August 3September 7October 5November 2December 7Start dates for the ICD-10 for CDI BootCamp - Online are as follows:January 5February 2March 2April 6May 4June 1July 6August 3September 7October 5November 2December 7Start dates for the Advancing CDI BootCamp - Online are as follows:March 2April 6May 4June 1July 6August 3September 7October 5November 2December 7For more information, visit www.hcprobootcamps.com or call 800-650-6787.

EXPERT TRAINERSCHERYL ERICSONMS, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA-APPROVEDICD-10-CM/PCS TRAINERCheryl Ericson is the clinical documentationimprovement (CDI) education director for HCProand the Association of Clinical DocumentationImprovement Specialists (ACDIS) in Danvers,Massachusetts. She is responsible for thedevelopment and revision of CDI Boot Campcontent and serves as the lead trainer. She isthe author of the Physician DocumentationImprovement Pocket Guide, Third Edition.Ericson is a CDI subject matter expert for avariety of HCPro and ACDIS publications as wellas serving as an advisor on several initiativesthat affect CDI professionals. Prior to joiningHCPro, she managed clinical documentationintegrity, core measures abstraction, andutilization review departments at a largeacademic medical center.Ericson currently serves on the CCDSexam committee for ACDIS as well as theassociation’s advisory board; she has servedon several AHIMA workgroups, including the2010 and 2013 CDI/query practice briefs, andwas a contributor to the AHIMA exam for CDI.Within the field of CDI, her expertise includesCDI implementation, CMS quality metrics/Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (HVBP),ICD-10-CM/PCS, InterQual guidelines/medicalnecessity, mortality reviews, PEPPER data, andquerying. She has shared her expertise througha variety of speaking engagements for ACDIS,AHIMA, the American Hospital Association, theNational Medicare RAC Summit, the NationalMedicare/Medicaid Summit, and the UniversityHealthSystem Consortium.LAURIE L. PRESCOTTMSN, RN, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMA-APPROVEDICD-10-CM/PCS TRAINERLaurie Prescott is a CDI education specialistfor HCPro. She serves as a CDI subject matterexpert for HCPro and ACDIS as a contributorto various publications and webinars. Prescottinitiated and fostered a clinical documentationprogram at a community hospital in NorthCarolina. Her nursing experiences include acutecare, primarily medical-surgical, with experiencein ICU, PACU, endoscopy, and one-day surgery.She has worked as unit manager of med-surgand ICU units, served as an adjunct professorfor an ADN program, and later stepped into therole of director of education and clinical supportof nursing staff. In addition, she has experiencewith both regulatory and compliance issues.SHARME BRODIERN, CCDS, AHIMA-APPROVEDICD-10-CM/PCS TRAINERSharme Brodie is a CDI education specialistwith HCPro. Brodie serves as a full-timeinstructor for the CDI Boot Camps as wellas a subject matter expert for ACDIS.Brodie’s six years of CDI experience includesa background in consulting in which sheprovided program reviews and training to themedical staff, including physician educationto various healthcare facilities. She also hasimplemented and overseen a CDI departmentin a small community hospital and helped withthe revitalization of CDI at another facility. Hernursing experience includes mother/baby, L&D,pediatrics with urgent care, GI lab, and casemanagement.SYLVIA HOFFMANRN, C-CDI, CCDS, CDIP, AHIMAAPPROVED ICD-10-CM/PCS TRAINERSylvia Hoffman served as a clinicaldocumentation specialist at a 1,000-bedhospital in Tampa, Florida, before starting herown Tampa-based CDI consulting practice. Shehas also worked as an educational consultantin documentation integrity for DocuComp,LLC. Previously Hoffman served as a seniorassociate in the forensic division at KPMG,where she provided clinical documentationeducation and retrospective record reviews forcompliance, integrity, and quality throughoutFlorida, Texas, and Georgia.Hoffman has 15 years of acute care hospitalexperience and 10 years of case managementexperience. She is past president of the FloridaACDIS regional chapter and currently serves onthe ACDIS Advisory Board. Within the field ofCDI, her expertise includes CDI implementation,ICD-10 CM/PCS, medical necessity, and querycompliance. She is also a national speaker onphysician buy-in and healthcare reform.REGISTER FOR ANY BOOT CAMP DATE BY DECEMBER 31, 2014AND SAVE 100.Use discount code BCSAVE100 when registering to save.11

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