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ANI: The Healthcare Finance Conference 2009

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Using Quality Outcomes Benchmarking to Drive Case Mix and Revenue Improvement

Track : CFO Financial Strategy & Operations

Program Code: B03

Date: Monday , June 15, 2009

Time: 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM EST

Location: Room 612, WSCTC

SPEAKER :

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Garri Garrison, RN, CPC, CMC, CPUR, Director, Acute Care Consulting Services, 3M Health Information Systems

As Director of Acute Care Consulting Services for 3M Health Information Systems, Garri Garrison is responsible for development and management of Clinical Documentation Improvement Services, RAC Services, HAC Services, Coding Validations, Quality Outcome Services, Data Monitoring Services and Compliance Services. Responsibilities include design of consulting service offerings and content development for educational programs and software supporting services, such as data monitoring tools that provide comprehensive Case Mix Index and profiling analysis to assist hospitals in improving quality outcomes, ensuring the accuracy of performance reports, and achieving appropriate reimbursement. Ms. Garrison has more than 30 years in health care, including extensive experience in clinical documentation improvement initiatives, quality outcomes improvement services, process improvement, coding validations, compliance audits, and litigation support. She has been heavily involved in the development of new consulting service offerings, including services for MS-DRGs, 3M APR DRGs, and APCs, as well as physician profiling services to identify cost and LOS reduction. Previously, she served as Vice President for HIOB Consulting, which was acquired by 3M in 1999. She is a registered nurse with a wide-ranging background in critical care, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery and emergency/trauma nursing. Her clinical experience includes the implementation of inpatient and outpatient quality assurance, observation programs, and productivity standards. She was also responsible for JCAHO preparation, product evaluation, disaster planning, resource management, and daily operations. Ms. Garrison is a board member of the Association for Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists (ACDIS) and is a frequent speaker and published author on industry issues related to federal and state payment initiatives, quality outcomes and clinical documentation improvement. She is a Registered Nurse (RN), credentialed Certified Professional Coder (CPC), a Certified Medical Coder (CMC), and a Certified Professional in Utilization Review (CPUR), and is also a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Learning Objectives:

Apply a four-step process for analyzing quality outcomes data to determine clinical opportunities for improvement that will result in improved financial performance
Collaborate with medical staff to improve documentation and coding processes for better capture of CC and MCC rates, patient severity, and risk of mortality
Conduct a thorough impact analysis of federal payment redistribution due to MS-DRGs and other payment changes on the facilitys profitability.

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CFO Financial Strategy & Operations Track

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Regular Attendee:Free

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