Medicare Boot Camp® - Critical Access Hospital Version
Questions/Answers
What is the focus of the Medicare Boot Camp?
Medicare Boot Camp - Hospital Version is an intensive, five-day course on Medicare coverage, billing, coding and payment for hospital outpatient and inpatient services. The course is technically oriented and focuses on the Medicare regulations and guidelines applicable to hospital services. The objective of the course is to provide course participants with a detailed understanding of the Medicare "rules" with a particular emphasis on the operational application of those rules.
Does this course prepare participants for coding certification?
The Medicare Boot Camp - Critical Access Hospital Version contains a review of pertinent coding issues as they
relate to Medicare coverage, billing and payment, however, the course is not designed as primarily a
coding course. HCPro does offer two courses focused on coding fundamentals. The Certified Coder Boot
Camp® - Original Version focuses on coding for physician and hospital outpatient services. The
Certified Coder Boot Camp® - Inpatient Version focuses on hospital inpatient facility services. These
courses may assist participants in preparation for national coding certification. For more
information, please review the information for these courses using the links above or contact the
office at hcprocustomerservice@hcpro.com or
(800) 780-0584
Does HCPRO offer "on-site" Medicare Boot Camps?
In addition to our open registration courses, we also offer the Medicare Boot Camp as an on-site
program (with a substantial discount) for organizations that have a number of employees who need
training. For more information on hosting an on-site Medicare Boot Camp - Critical Access Hospital Version, click on
Host an On-Site Course.
What if I
need to cancel or transfer my registration?
Cancellation Policy:
- All cancellations must be made in writing.
- Cancellations received within 3 days of the date HCPro, Inc. receives the registration are eligible for a full refund.
- Written cancellations received between 4 days after the date HCPro, Inc. receives the registration and 15 days prior to first day of class are eligible for a refund, less a $200 cancellation fee.
- Written cancellations received 14 days prior to the first day of class are not eligible for a refund, but are eligible for payment transfer (credit) to another Certified Coder Boot Camp® or Medicare Boot Camp® (less a $200 transfer fee). The credit is valid for up to 12 months from date of the cancelled class.
- Participant(s) who do not cancel in writing will be considered as "no shows" and will not be eligible for refunds/credits.
- For Michigan students attending classes in Michigan per Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth Refund policy:
- The tuition and fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded if the applicant is rejected by the school before enrollment. An application fee of not more than $25.00 may be retained by the school if the application is denied.
- All tuition and fees paid by the applicant shall be refunded if requested within 3 business days after signing a contract with the school.
- The policy shall adhere to the refund policies of applicable state, federal, and accrediting agencies.
- All refunds shall be returned within 30 days.
This policy is subject to change.
Who typically
attends the Medicare Boot Camp?
- Finance and reimbursement personnel
- Billers and coders
- Medical records/health information personnel
- Clinical department personnel
- Case managers
- CDI professionals
- Provider-based clinic personnel
- RAC coordinators
- Compliance officers and auditors
- Revenue managers
- Chargemaster personnel
- Fiscal intermediary personnel
- Registration personnel
- Legal department personnel
What material
does the course cover?
To view the course outline, click on
Course Outline.
Does the course require any previous experience or training?
No. However, because of the fast-paced nature of the course, it is recommended (but not required)
that participants have at least one year of experience working in a hospital. However, the course
starts with Medicare fundamentals and does not assume that participants have any particular background
or experience. Familiarity with the ICD-9-CM and CPT coding systems is helpful, but not required.
How is the course taught?
The course is taught using a combination of lecture, class discussion and hands-on exercise/case
studies.
What do I need to class?
When you arrive at class, you will receive an extensive notebook of course materials. However, in order to get the most out of the course, you should bring a CPT manual to class. Any current version of the CPT manual will be fine so long as it is published by the American Medical Association (our instructors use and recommend the AMA's CPT Professional).
HCPro offers the 2010 edition of the CPT Manual on HCMarketplace.
Ingenix publishes a manual called "CPT Expert." We recommend against using CPT Expert for this
course because CPT Expert does not contain all of the official CPT guidelines.
Please bring the following to all classes:
- Your CPT manual
- A handheld calculator
- Note paper (we recommend "3 hole" paper so that you can insert your notes in the course workbook)
Does HCPro ever share contact information (e.g., name,
address, phone number, email address, etc.) with other companies?
Historically, we have not shared contact information with anyone outside of our company. However,
it is possible that at some point we might share contact information with other companies that offer
products and services that we think would be of interest to our customers. If you would like us to
keep your contact information confidential, please let us know so that we can flag your information in
our customer database as "Do Not Share."
How do I get more information:
Contact Customer Service at (800) 780-0584 or
bootcamps@hcpro.com.
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