Why Attend

CONSIDER THIS:

Healthcare payers, and Medicare, are reviewing chest and abdominal pain claims with increasing scrutiny.

As a result, hospitals cannot afford not to utilize Observation Units to ensure CMS compliance, prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and gain 100% reimbursement for services provided. Faced with increasing patient volumes, declining reimbursements and overworked ED staffs, hospitals must be prepared to leverage Observation Units to ensure compliance, prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and gain full reimbursement for services rendered. Well structured Observation Units have resulted in financial gains, improved clinical outcomes and superior patient satisfaction ratings.

World Congress is pleased to present, Optimizing Observation Patient Management WEST, the only west coast event dedicated solely to providing hospitals and health systems with a strategic plan to:

• Achieve correct patient classification to ensure accurate reimbursement
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and strengthen care coordination
• Deploy evidence-based and protocol driven healthcare to speed patient triage and stabilize patients quickly
• Optimize reimbursements and minimize denials through effective Coding & Documentation
• Improve coordination between Physicians, Case Managers and Billing and Coding professionals to gain maximum reimbursements

Learn Directly from the Established Leaders

Enhance Care Quality and Clinic Outcomes for Chest Pain and Heart Failure within the Observation Unit
Deborah Diercks, MD
Professor, Emergency Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER

The Observation Unit: An Operational Overview for the Hospitalist
Adrienne Green, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE

Differentiate Between the Virtual, Physical and ED Specific Observation Units
Peter M. Hill, MD, FACEP
Clinical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Emergency-Acute Care and Cardiac Evaluation Unit
JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL

New Opportunities for Observation Medicine in a Period of Increased Regulation and Compliance
Sharon E. Mace, MD, FAAP
Director, Observation Unit
CLEVELAND CLINIC

More than Just an Educational Meeting

In addition to providing the latest, evidence-based intelligence on Observation Medicine, Optimizing Observation Patient Management WEST will provide you with unprecedented networking and professional development opportunities. All sessions are designed to facilitate a high degree of interaction between speaker faculty members and fellow attendees.

Register today to reserve your seat at the conference and take advantage of early bird discounts. Take advantage of even greater savings by registering as part of a team. Register a team of three and get a 4th registration for free!