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Get to know your HFMA chapter presidents through this unique, “Inside the Actors Studio”- styled, virtual networking happy hour.

Our presidents will be interviewed by our own version of James Lipton, and you, to get a deep dive into who they are, why they got involved with HFMA, vision for their local chapters and how you can grow your network, friendships and advance your career through HFMA.

This is a HFMA San Diego & Imperial Counties, Southern California joint event.

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The difficulty of collecting patient balances is an ongoing reality for revenue cycle leaders. With COVID-19 forcing millions of people out of work, self-pay balances are at even greater risk as consumers tighten their purse strings and reprioritize expenses. This presents a dilemma for providers in their local communities: how to ethically pursue patient balances while demonstrating empathy and understanding of the situation? This webinar will examine self-pay collection strategies that provide a transparent and patient-friendly billing experience during the pandemic and beyond. (Note: as a reference, please refer to the following blog on this topic.)

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Annual National Institute education is now virtual and free for all HFMA members

Date: August 12 & August 14, 2020    8am – 12pm PST

Industry education and education credits are now virtual and free to all HFMA members. Topics include Legal & Regulatory Compliance; Operations Management; Payment, Reimbursement and Managed Care; Revenue Cycle; Technology; Leadership; Accounting and Financial Reporting. HFMA members simply sign in and select the “Register for Free” button.

The session will explore current trends in claim denials with a particular emphasis on health plan audits and clinically related denials. The session will identify audit tactics commonly used by health plans to reduce reimbursement and provide hospitals with guidance on audit defenses that may be deployed to prevent recoupment. This session will provide a toolbox of resources that hospitals can utilize to improve existing appeals and identify new opportunities to secure revenue from underutilized appeals and external appeal processes.

Speaker: Tracy Lutz, Esq.

Tracy Knowles Lutz is a healthcare and insurance law attorney with Specialized Healthcare Partners, LLC (“SHP”). Ms. Lutz has over twenty years of experience in the healthcare finance and law industries with areas of expertise that include Federal and State reimbursement law, revenue cycle performance metrics and assessments.

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As healthcare profit margins continue to shrink best in class organizations have a clear strategy to address costs. How to get the most from cost accounting. This presentation will shine a light on strategies every healthcare leader should know. You will learn the importance of timely and credible cost accounting data and the best cost accounting apporach for speed and acuracy. It has never been more critical to know and trust your costs. Join us for an important discussion.

We are offering a Virtual Game night where attendees will play games via Zoom professionally hosted by Switchboard Games.

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is a partner meant to work hand in hand when Veterans seek care outside the Veteran Administration. However, as commercial insurance carriers moved into the 21 st Century, the VA did not keep up. Now, in 2020, the VA is attempting to catch up 40 years in single leap, which has led to significant changes and struggles. In this session, we’ll talk about the history of the VA, how claims were processed before the MISSION Act, how that law changed the VA and the impact hospitals will face.

CPE Credit: 1

Learning Objectives: To understand Optum’s role in the VA authorization process, create workflows to ensure submission of VA claims to the appropriate payer, successfully capture reimbursement for services rendered to veterans, and learn the impact of COVID-19 and how to respond

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