Committee B - Revenue Cycle and PFS

Revenue Cycle

Committee B shall be responsible for developing education programs and Chapter Management Practice Reports necessary to provide members with current information on developments in federal, state and private reimbursement, patient financial services, practice management, managed care and any other healthcare reimbursement issues.

Leaders

Liaison

Programs

Committee B Details

Committee B is responsible for:

• Developing appropriate meeting or workshop programs related to government and other third party reimbursement issues, including various payment methodologies, payor/provider relations, and opportunities for ensuring that reimbursement streams are accurately and appropriately captured and collected.
• Developing programs on managed healthcare topics, such as contracting, authorization and referral management and managing capitated payment arrangements.
• Presenting programs on patient financial services, including all aspects of the billing and collection process.
• Creating appropriate meeting or workshop programs related to medical group management, group practice development, medical staff relationships, physician relations with other providers and payors, home health care, infusion therapy, DME and all related issues.
• Cultivating a liaison with AAHAM.
• Encouraging new members from all sectors of the healthcare system, including managed care organizations, home health and long-term care.
• Educating the membership on the current issues with electronic reporting requirements and any new UB92 and HCFA 1500 requirements.
• Coordinating a reimbursement forum at each quarterly meeting.
• Writing articles on these topics for the Chapter newsletter
• Educating Chapter members on current or emerging legal issues in the area and reporting such issues in the Chapter newsletter
• Providing speaker information to the Program Development Chair at least ten weeks prior to the education session.
• Communicating effectively between LCC meetings in order to complete council business.