Compliance Webinars for July: Reimbursement Basics, PASRR Screenings, and Physical Environment COPs

As we head into July, there are several important compliance and regulatory webinar topics that healthcare organizations need to stay informed about. This month’s webinar highlights include general reimbursement basics for hospitals, pre-admission screening and resident review (PASRR), and physical environment, environment of care, and life safety code surveys. Here’s a summary of what to expect:

General Reimbursement Basics for Hospitals, presented by Brian Bertsch, Eide Bailly LLP | July 16

Health care finance is complicated. This is a true statement for even experienced financial professionals. Department leaders in hospitals are called upon to provide technical as well as financial leadership in their departments. Unfortunately, they are often not provided the tools necessary to understand reimbursement theory of how they are paid for their services. This session will provide a basic level of understanding of how health care finance and reimbursement works.  Click here to register.

Physical Environment, Environment of Care and Life Safety Code Survey, presented by Nancy Ruzicka | July 25

The number of deficiencies in the physical environment condition of participation and the environment-of-care standards has continued to increase over the last several years. This session will review commonly cited life safety code deficiencies in hospitals. We will review commonly cited physical environment deficiencies and most frequently cited Life Safety Code deficiencies. CMS updates on these areas including expectations on ligature resistant environment, CMS categorical waivers, air pressure and humidity concerns in surgical suites. Click here to register.