Newswise — Reforms triggered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which outlines the new operating rules of healthcare, have increased the need for hospitals and banks to interact. HIMSS11 attendees are invited to participate in a series of workshops being offered by the 9th National Medical Banking Institute, designed to help shape the future of medical banking – the intersection of healthcare information and banking. Registrants of the Institute will also have access to the full HIMSS11 Annual Conference & Exhibition. Join national and cross-industry experts from healthcare, banking, financial systems, government and academia at the Institute which will take place during HIMSS11, Sunday, Feb. 20 through Tuesday, Feb. 22 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The Institute kicks off on Feb. 20 with the Medical Banking Boot Camp, an executive primer course on the four key areas essential to understanding how banking and healthcare financial systems are converging: 1) health data transactions 2) banks and the healthcare revenue cycle 3) privacy and security issues, and 4) "health-wealth" programming.
Highlights at the Medical Banking Institute will include:•A presentation by Janet Estep, CEO of NACHA-The Electronic Payments Association that explores why banks are increasing their investment in health IT and offering a glimpse of what the future might hold.
•An exploration of how the World Bank can use its influence to facilitate better policies for health IT adoption in the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) countries and beyond.
•Hot topic sessions focusing on The Medical Loss Ratio Conundrum—defining Medical Loss Ratio and how it impacts ICD-10 and 5010 compliance.
•The second meeting of the HIMSS G7 Thought Leadership Roundtable Series, examining the new federal effort to implement operating rules in conjunction with the HIPAA-mandated electronic health data transactions and how it will affect banks, providers and health plans.
The 9th National HIMSS Medical Banking Institute will be located in the West Building of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando during the following days and times:
Sunday, February 20, 2011 TimeMedical Banking Boot Camp 1:15 - 5 p.m. Room 300 Lecture Hall
Monday, February 21, 2011
TimeMedical Banking Institute – Room 340A•Banks Engaging Healthcare Reform 10:30 -11:15 a.m.•G7 Thought Leadership Roundtable 1:30 - 3 p.m.•The Medical Loss Ratio Conundrum 3:15 – 3:45 p.m.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011Medical Banking Institute – Room 340A•World Bank Forum 8 – 9:30 a.m.•Banking Platforms: Creating Programs to Speed Innovation in Healthcare 11:15 a.m. – 12: 30 p.m.
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About HIMSSHIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 50 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations have offices in Chicago, Washington, DC, Brussels, Singapore, Leipzig, and other locations across the United States. HIMSS represents more than 30,000 individual members, of which two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations. HIMSS also includes over 470 corporate members and more than 85 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, and research initiatives designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care. Please visit our website at www.himss.org to learn more about HIMSS and to find out how to join us and our members in advancing our cause.
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