Emerging Challenge: Effective Strategies for Navigating the OIG Workplan

Join our Voices in Healthcare Finance podcast "Beyond the News" segment team hfm Senior Editor Rich Daly and HFMA policy expert Chad Mulvany for their breakdown of what the results of the 2020 election mean for your organization. Rich and Chad will explore:

• How presidential priorities will affect hospital finances
• Potential changes to Medicare, including possibly a large increase in beneficiaries
• Acceleration of price transparency and site neutral payments
• Potential major changes to insurance markets and payer mix
• Outlook for legislation to end surprise medical bills

There are approximately 60 days until hospitals comply with CMS's payer specific negotiated charge (rate) posting requirements. Listen as a panel of providers who are at the front lines of implementing this requirement share progress to date, lessons learned and best practices. Specific areas of focus will include:

Prepare your organization now for the proposed CY21 changes to the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) payment system and the hospital outpatient payment system (OPPS) CY21. Find out what changes are proposed for implementation on January 1, 2021, for ASCs and hospital leaders will not want to keep a close watch on ASC and OPPS developments as more services migrate from one setting to another.

Topics include proposed 2021 changes to:

• APC groupings
• OPPS changes to drugs, biological, and radiopharmaceuticals
• OPPS for packaging
• Inpatient Only List
• ASCs
• Hospital outpatient and ASC quality requirements
• Additional changes to other policy areas