Description: Join Valerie Rinkle for a practical webinar on how trauma response charges are billed for Medicare inpatients and outpatients. Learn how your hospital compares to others, identify opportunities to enhance trauma service reporting on claims, and explore best practices for accurately billing trauma response charges. Don't miss this opportunity to optimize your hospital’s reimbursement process!

Objectives: 

• Understand how trauma response charges have been billed on Medicare inpatients and outpatients by your hospital compared to other hospitals
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting trauma services on claims
• Discuss best practice methods to report trauma response charges on hospital claims

Presenter: Valerie Rinkle 

Valerie Rinkle, MPA, CHRI is President of Valorize Consulting and has over 40 years’ experience in healthcare policy, finance, strategy, and revenue management operations.  Her expertise spans all CMS reimbursement methodologies and the operational capabilities necessary to effectively achieve accurate and compliant payment. She has extensive hospital chargemaster and provider-based department experience in addition to working with manufacturers on drug and device commercialization strategies. Valerie also has significant public speaking experience, authored numerous article and publications and has extensive experience as an expert witness in litigation and in audits and compliance strategies. 

Moderator: Dr. Samir Fakhry