Course Description:
Hospitals have been working with the price transparency rule requirements for the past few years. CMS audits have noted continued noncompliance with the rules. Proposed rules have been issued to address some of the findings.

In December of 2020, The No Surprises Act was issued and an interim final rule with comment period was issued in July, 2021 outlining the various requirements providers need to understand as it relates to out of network providers with health plans. Learn about these requirements and how they may impact your organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss CMS findings of non-compliance on Price Transparency
  
• Examine the proposed changes to the Price Transparency Rule (if final information is available this will be discussed)
  
• Analyze the key components of the No Surprises Act Part 1
• Explain the challenges this Act poses for organizations.

Facilitators:
Amy Tepp, CPA, Partner-in-Charge of Revenue Cycle Services | Eide Bailly
Amy has more than 30 years of experience in health care finance, leadership, reimbursement, revenue cycle, and compliance. She has worked as a Medicare auditor; director of reimbursement, revenue integrity, & regulatory review and analysis; compliance officer and consultant. Amy is the Partner-in-Charge of Revenue Cycle within health care consulting for Eide Bailly. She assists providers by developing solutions focusing on revenue cycle process optimization, Chargemaster development, pricing transparency strategy, compliance program assessment and compliance audit function. Amy is located in the Eide Bailly Minneapolis, MN office.

Rochelle Dahmen, Senior Manager, Revenue Cycle | Eide Bailly
Rochelle is the Revenue Cycle Manager for Eide Bailly. She has more than 18 years of health care experience, including more than three years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and more than 15 years working in multiple health care organizations across the country. Specializing in revenue cycle and technology implementations, she has assisted health systems throughout the country with denials management, chargemaster assessments, compliance reviews, charge capture improvements, as well as electronic health record implementations, conversions, and optimizations. Rochelle brings strong analytical skills and a thorough understanding of the revenue cycle that allow her to quickly identify issues and create solutions to improve revenue cycle performance. Rochelle is located in the Eide Bailly Minneapolis, MN office.

Additional Information: This is a Group-Internet Based Webinar. No prerequisites or advanced preparation required. For information regarding refund, complaint and program cancellation policies, please contact Amy DeGeorge.