Understanding a hospital’s Medicare reimbursement is becoming more complex each year. A significant aspect of the reimbursement is tied to the annual hospital Medicare cost report. With additional scrutiny of the annual reports by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), hospitals must file accurate reports and supporting documentation for smooth cost report audits. Settlement impacts tied to the annual cost report may have a significant consequence on an organization’s reimbursement.

During this session, Emily Wetsel discussed the various reimbursement impacts tied to the annual hospital Medicare cost report and their influence on your organization’s reimbursement.   

• Understand the key prospective payment system hospital settlement impact items
• Learn key cost-based reimbursement strategies for critical access hospitals for efficient cost reporting
• Learn provider-based rural health clinic settlement impacts from and strategies for the Medicare cost report
• Understand the wage index and what it means for your organization’s Medicare reimbursement
• Gain helpful tips for smooth Medicare cost report reviews or audits

PYA is pleased to announce its third annual Summer CPE Symposium: “Hot Topics in Healthcare,” June 20-21, a complimentary virtual learning opportunity for healthcare leaders and other professionals. Over two days, PYA thought leaders will present four sessions on trending topics and provide key takeaways and helpful tools for attendees.

The 2024 symposium offers two sessions each day for a total of four opportunities to learn from a team of PYA experts on topics related to reimbursement, healthcare compliance, audit and accounting, and cybersecurity. Continuing professional education (CPE) credits are available, and attendees can register for as many sessions as they’d like.