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Healthcare Financing 101

MCG Neuroscience Center
Division of Neuroscience Education
Bill Hamilton, Instructor


FY04 Syllabus with Session Objectives

Session Topics Learning Objectives
1 Pre-Test Ascertain the base-level knowledge of students.
2 History of Health Care Financing, Current Topics in US Health Care System Learn the history of health care financing in the United States, maturation of the current health care crisis, and review current topics/debates in the US health care delivery system.
3 Physician Billing (CPT Coding, RVU) Learn principles about: 1. CPT Coding, 2. RVUs, 3. RUC, 4. Physician Payment Calculations, 5. Physician productivity measurements
4 Hospital Billing and Financial Systems Understand the following: 1. Hospital reimbursement methodologies, 2. Capitalization process, 3. Hospital balance and income statements, 4. Hospital funding sources, 5. Bond financing, 6. How hospitals measure physician performance
5 Regulatory Issues in Healthcare Understand how the following regulatory topics impact physicians: 1. JCAHO, 2. HIPAA, 3. Stark, 4. Medicare Fraud and Abuse, 5. OSHA
6 Private Practice Management Primer Understand the basic components of setting up and running a private practice: 1. Practice management, 2. Hospital contracts, 3. Practice expenses (variable, fixed, and overhead), 4. Salary methodologies, 5. Billing/collection systems (how to set up and measure performance), 6. Academic vs. Private Practice
7 Basic Management, Economic, Finance, and Accounting Principles for the Layman Learn how to read and understand the Wall Street Journal.
8 Final Exam Measure effectiveness of course.


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Healthcare Financing 101 Pre Test

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