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CySolutions Presents Functional enhancments for Centricity Practice Solutions ™ Designed specifically for FQHC’S, RHC’s and Public Health Agencies. What is an FQHC, RHC, Look-Alike ?. Rural Health Clinics created by Congress in 1977
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CySolutions Presents Functional enhancments for Centricity Practice Solutions™ Designed specifically for FQHC’S, RHC’s and Public Health Agencies
What is an FQHC, RHC, Look-Alike ? • Rural Health Clinics created by Congress in 1977 • Created cost-based reimbursement system for clinics located in underserved rural areas • Encouraged the use of mid-level practitioners in rural areas as reimbursement formula paid same amount for services whether done by provider or mid-level • Reimbursements processed through the Medicare/Medicaid systems • Services provided are generally primary care
What is an FQHC, RHC, Look-Alike ? • Federally Qualified Health Centerscreated by Congress in 1989 (Section 330 of Public Health Services Act) • Includes: • Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) • Community Health Centers (CHC) • Migrant Health Centers (MHC) • Healthcare for the Homeless Centers (HCH) • Public Housing Primary Care Centers (PHPC) • FQHC Look-Alikes (FQHCLA) – Same as FQHC without the “330” Grant • Outpatient Health Programs operated by tribal organizations under the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act
What is an FQHC, RHC, Look-Alike ? • Administered by Bureau of Public Health (BPHC) (http://bphc.hrsa.gov) • Congress created the FQHC program to allow special Medicare and Medicaid payments for CHCs and MHCs thereby ensuring that grant dollars intended for the uninsured were available for that purpose. • Approximately 1,500 FQHC’s nationwide • Approximately 3,500 RHC’s nationwide • FQHC’s are non-profit by definition – governed by a Board of Directors of which 51% of directors must be non-employees of the health center • RHC’s can be for-profit clinics • Annual Grants are administered by BPHC. Prospective Payment System (PPS) reimbursements administered by state Medicaid system. • FQHC’s and FQHCLA’s must file annual reports with BPHC (Uniform Data System (UDS) Reports)
Payor Sources for CHC’s • Section 330 Grants – FQHC, Homeless (330h), Migrant (330g) – Administered in connection with Sliding Fee Discounts provided to patients (users) under 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines – Typically 50% of encounters • Prospective Payment through Medicare (5%) & Medicaid (35%) • Title X grants – Family Planning Services • Ryan White – HIV Grant Program • State and Local Programs varies by state (examples) • BCCCP – Breast Cancer & Cervical Cancer Prevention Program • Family Pact – California Family Planning Services Program • EAPC – California Early Access to Primary Care • CHDP, KidCare, CHIPS – Pediatric Immunization Programs for Children • Participation in Chronic Disease Collaboratives including Diabetes, Cardiac Care, Depression, Cancer. • Private Grant Funding • Commercial Insurance – (10%)
Objectives of a CHC Implementation • Priorities for CHC’s in selecting a new system • Reporting capabilities • Compliance – UDS, Title X, CADR (Ryan White), Grants • Financial – • Accrual accounting reconciliation to cash accounting • Production/incentive compensation reporting • Reimbursement • Sliding Fee • FQHC Medicare and Medicaid • Managed Care – Both Capitation and Fee for Service • Grants and Special Programs (Indigent, Disease Management) • Automation • Table Automation • Custom Billing Preparation – Corporate billing • Automated Alert Notes – Recalls, Missing information • Managing non-billable resources
CHC Implementation Visit - Checklist • Initial Customer Visit includes meeting with: • Financial Department Representative • Clinical Services Manager • Billing Manager • Chief Operating Officer (optional) • We ask for the following information: • Copy or list of all compliance reports filed (UDS, CADR,Title X) • Sample of each type of claim (primary AND secondary) filed Medicare A, Medicare B, Each Medicaid program, Grant payers, Dental, Special Plans. • Customer is furnished plugins for Medicare A (UGS), Medicare B, Medicaid (all programs), BCBS/Anthem, Dental
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Custom Forms including: • Superbills • Patient Profile and Consents (bi-lingual) • Encounter Reports • Custom HCFA/UB-92/State Medicaid • Eligibility Applications • FQHC Requirements for Prospective Payment Reimbursement • Managed Care filing rules – wraparound rules • Uninsured programs • Sliding Fee programs (Standard, Title X, Ryan White, Homeless) • State/County Indigent or Homeless Programs
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Discussion of Services Delivered • Primary medical care (including labs, pharmacy) • Immunizations – funded/unfunded, in-clinic/out-clinic • Hospital/Skilled Nursing Facilities • OB/Prenatal (Table 7 UDS, CPSP) • Pediatric care • Behavioral Health • Substance Abuse • Case Management – Social Services • Dental • School based health
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Workflow discussion • Patient Registration – New/Established • Documentation required – Missing information/Required Fields/Mini-Reg • Financial Interviewers used? • Alias Tracking • Custom Demographics • Family Billing • Scheduling – Clinic Based, Resource Based • Open Access • Forward Scheduling • Time Study Requirements • Resource Based/Non-Billing Resource Appointments
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Workflow discussion (continued) • Patient Registration – New/Established • Documentation required – Missing information/Required Fields/Mini-Reg • Financial Interviewers used? • Alias Tracking • Custom Demographics • Family Billing • Scheduling – Clinic Based, Resource Based • Open Access • Forward Scheduling • Time Study Requirements • Resource Based/Non-Billing Resource Appointments
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Workflow discussion (continued) • Billing • Uninsured Patient Processing • Check-in and Checkout process • Re-registration • Insurance Eligibility • Pending Medicaid vs. Presumptive Eligibility • Copay collection • Front desk Checkout vs. completion by Billing Department • Organize transition to direct filing of claims for Medicare, Medicaid, Blues, Dental. Obtain submitter numbers • OB Case management, Dental Case Management • Medicare A/Medicare B split visit • Title X – Confidential visits • Patient Liability – Billing, Statements, Collections
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Workflow discussion (continued) • Reporting • Daily Close process • Monthly Close process – Financial reconciliation and outcome/production reporting • Year-end financial audit process • Compliance reporting – UDS, OSHPD, Title X, Homeless, CADR, etc. • Data Conversion • System in use • Discuss items to be converted including: • Demographics, Patient, Guarantor • Extended Demographics (Ethnicity, Language, Family Size, Income, multiple chart numbers including tie back to existing system • Balance Forward – Usually Patient only at beginning. Insurance worked off in old system and balances remaining after 90-120 days transferred to Centrcity • Mid-Year implementations convert visit information for current year (for compliance reports)
CHC Implementation Visit – Checklist (more) • Workflow discussion (continued) • Data Conversion (continued) • Timing for first pass conversion – prior to admin training if possible, enables building of master tables out of converted data. • Determine desire to convert future appointments • Training matrix and timelines • Number of users by classification, number of locations • Training classes limited to 8 users per class per trainer • General guidelines for training per class of 8: • 2-3 Days Admin • 1.5 Days Scheduling, Registration, Front Desk Checkout • 1.5 Days Billing (prior to go-live) • 2 Days Billing, Claim Submission (Primary/Secondary), Payment Posting, Reports Training (post go-live)
CHC Implementation • Review of Training • Admin • Master table creation, Company, Facility, Doctor, OP, Resource • Setup of Payer information • Insurance Carriers • Fee Schedules • Sliding Fee Functionality • Allocation Sets • Sliding Fee Schedules • Custom Allocation Sets • FQHC claims setup, primary, wraparound, quarterly settle up • FQHC Approval Plugin setup • Non-traditional payment sources – Managed care carve-outs, capitation, grants, insurance carrier/corporate billing • Insurance Policy Type vs. Financial Class discussion
CHC Implementation • Review of Training (continued) • Admin (continued) • CHC List Editor settings • Sliding Fee Schedules, Custom Allocation Sets • Automated processing, Sliding Fee Notification • Required fields, Missing information • Schedule Admin – Appointment types, Appointment Statuses, Schedule Templates • Resource setup – Determine non-billable resources and visit processing for them • Review of custom forms and/or reports for processing (superbills, profiles, chart check out slips, appointment reports, daily productivity) • Security Setup • All Setup done in Live Database • As much setup as possible is done through scripting, active reports and through data conversion
CHC Implementation • Review of Training (continued) • Super-user/End User Training • Patient Registration • Selection of CHC Screen • Mini-Reg vs. Full Registration • Family Registration • Custom Fields • Missing Information • Sliding Fee and Homeless History – Auto Update Allocation Set • Confidential Visits • Document Management • Integration of Alias Tracking • Wait Status Screen • Setup of Short-Cuts on Schedule • Processing of Profiles – Bi-lingual • Custom reports – Labels, forms
CHC Implementation • Review of Training (continued) • Super-user/End User Training • Superbill, route slip, checkout form printing in accordance with workflow established in implementation or admin training. • Checkout process • Payment Posting • Charge entry and Patient Determination including Visit Approval process • Receipt printing • Payment on account • On-demand statement printing • Front desk administration • Appointment reports • End of day batch closing reports • Activity Log and Appointment Activiity List Review
CHC Implementation • Review of Training (continued) • Billing Training • Charge Entry • Medicare FQHC Primary Split to Medicare B • Medicaid FQHC/Non-FQHC • Family Planning Visit special processing • Confidential Visits • EPSDT • Multiple Encounter processing (if applicable) • Managed Care processing • Medicaid Pending (Including Reports) • Dental Billing - Cases • OB Case Management • Third Party billing interfaces (Lab Billing) • Visit Approval Process, Auto Adjustment
CHC Implementation • Review of Training (continued) • Billing Training (continued) • Claims Submission – Electronic, Paper • Payment Posting • Secondary Processing – Paper/Electronic • FQHC Wraparound Processing • Custom HCFA/UB-92 requirements • Case Management Encounter Billing (if applicable) • Group Visit Billing (if applicable) • Insurance Carrier/Corporate Billing (if applicable) • Additional Visit Information, Immunizations, Dental • Reports • End of Day • Billing Audit Reports – Billing Status Analysis • Periodic Financial Reports – CHC • Electronic Statement Processing – FQHC • Collections & Bad Debt Processing • Month end processing • Year end reports – year end accrual computations • Productivity Reporting • Disease Management, Collaborative, Grant reporting