Critical Access Hospital Coding & Billing Bootcamp
Tuesday, August 24 & Wednesday, August 25, 2021

BECOME A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL CODING & BILLING SPECIALIST
(CAH-CBS)

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U2WRH33290 Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program as part of the Mississippi Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (MORHPC), $488,194 and 0% finance with nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements to be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.

All critical access hospitals within the state of MS are eligible to attend at no charge.  NOTE, if you attended the bootcamp in February of this year, you are not eligible; however, you may register someone else from your facility. All CAH registrants must email Cynthia Grinston at [email protected] to sign-up. MHA members may register for the cost of $400 and nonmembers $500.

Note, if registrant cancels within 3 days of the course start date, registers but does not participate, does not substitute a replacement from his/her hospital, or for any other reason, fails to attend the course as a registered participant and the free registration goes unused, the CAH facility will be responsible for the registration fee: $400.


This VIRTUAL LIVE Bootcamp series covers what revenue cycle and coding/billing staff in CAHs need to their documentation, professional and facility coding, and medical billing processes. We will describe the vital areas that affect all members of the CAH workforce related to CPT, HCPCS-II, & ICD-10-CM coding and billing; focusing on their impact on revenue, facility mission, population and public health reporting.

• Coders/billers who have come from "traditional provider offices or hospitals" or are new to the unique nature of billing for the services Critical Access Hospitals and/or Small Rural Hospitals will benefit by gaining a better understanding of the CAH designation and CAH-specific rules for coding/billing.

• Managers who hire staff, manage people and policies, supervise the coding/billing staff will benefit by gaining a high-level overview of  CAH designation criteria and the systems/processes required to main CAH status with emphasis on coding/billing.

Providers who create clinical documentation (e.g. MD/DO/PA/NP) will benefit by gaining a better understanding the coding/billing nuances that are specific to different hospital service areas.

Session #1 – August 24, 2021
12:00 pm -3:00 pm CST
- Introduction and Testing Details
- Overview of CAH Designation and Cost-Based Reimbursement
- Introduction/Review of Coding Manuals
- Swing Bed and Inpatient Coding
- Outpatient/Ancillary Facility Coding
- Emergency Department Facility and Professional Fee Coding

Session #2 – August 25, 2021
9:00am - 4:00pm CST
- Same Day Surgery and Anesthesia Coding
- Hospital Professional Fee Coding
- Billing and reimbursement overview for Swing bed, Inpatient facility, Hospital Outpatient facility,
  and hospital professional fees
- Method I, Method II, and CRNA Pass-through payment option
- Revenue codes and their relationship to CPT codes, Billing, Compliance, and cost reporting
- Guidance on how improving current billing practices and systems can translate into increased revenues
- Identification of common issues that impact denials
- COVID-19   Coding/Billing Updates