Compliance in an IRF: Internal Controls to Navigate Troubled Waters
Date Available: NOW
Date Expires: 11/18/21
Course Type: On Demand Webinar
Sponsor Name: Mary Free Bed
Course Registration Link :http://www.maryfreebed.com
CE Value (credits):
CE Type: Standard
Contact Information:
Bonita Pawloski
616-840-8292
Course Description:
Hospital administrators, physicians and clinicians are continually engaged in Alternate Law Judge (ALJ) hearings as audits deem care provided to patients not reasonable and necessary. Millions of dollars are taken back from providers and criminal investigations are brought against providers for failing to mitigate compliance issues that lead to unintentional fraud. This presentation will introduce the types of audits many entities may face and associated documentation risks to Inpatient Rehab Facilty (IRF) regulatory guidelines. Ways to prioritize self-audit activites which minimize compliance risks and improve compliance with technical documentation requirements. Additionaly, participants will learn how to implement processes to improve documentation to support medical necessity and how post-acute spend is driving audit activity.