On October 26, the Mississippi Hospital Association, in conjunction with the Healthcare Financial Management Association-Mississippi chapter, will present Outpatient Medical Necessity from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the MHA Conference Center in Madison. The workshop is designed for Utilization Review Staff, Case Managers, RAC/Compliance Staff, Social Services Staff, Outpatient Coders and Denial Staff.
Jean Ann Hartzell Minzey, RHIA, CPC will be the instructor. The workshop is designed to discuss and define an outpatient and medical necessity upon referral. Specifically, we will emphasize the documentation needed to have a proper referral for outpatient services. We will discuss a referral to observation, and the documentation necessary for observation status. With the high level of retrospective denials, learning the key definitions and documentation components will assist the facility in choosing the “right” level of care and the appropriate patient classification.
The cost to attend is $120 for MHA members and $175 for non-members. Register online here. (If you use a credit card, you will receive a 10% discount.) For more information, contact Judith Forshee at (800) 289-8884, (601) 368-3216 or jforshee@mhanet.org.
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