Medicare Update Including Medicare Cost Reporting and How It Intersects With Revenue

As the population ages and the Medicare percentage of total patients increases for most community health centers, a focus on optimizing revenue from this important payer continues. This session will explore the key drivers of Medicare revenue including G-Code rate development, Chronic Care Management (CCM), and others.

Presenters will discuss completion of the Medicare cost report and how the information from that completed report can be used to help monitor your performance and provide you with information on opportunities with this important program.

• Recognize the importance of an accurately completed Medicare cost report to use as a management decision tool.
• Identify the key drivers of Medicare revenue and tips and hints to help ensure that Medicare revenue has been optimized.
• Understand the need to have a Medicare strategy so that opportunities to increase Medicare market share are utilized.