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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title>The Revenue Cycle Minute</title><description><![CDATA[The podcast is designed to assist healthcare providers, hospitals and physician practices ensure that their revenue ccyle represents best class operations, facilitates financial viability and exceeds customer expectations.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/</link><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:18:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Resonate Recordings https://resonaterecordings.com</generator><atom:link href="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/the-revenue-cycle-minute" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" rel="hub"/><itunes:author>Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization</itunes:author><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The podcast is designed to assist healthcare providers, hospitals and physician practices ensure that their revenue ccyle represents best class operations, facilitates financial viability and exceeds customer expectations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:complete>No</itunes:complete><image><url>https://prod-podcast-media-public.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/migrations/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/gLXzCqiPNSRPd2qSJ4yk3W7ciu5exO3AGeqOzRuE.jpeg</url><title>The Revenue Cycle Minute</title><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/</link></image><itunes:image href="https://prod-podcast-media-public.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/migrations/com-resonaterecordings-public/cover-art/gLXzCqiPNSRPd2qSJ4yk3W7ciu5exO3AGeqOzRuE.jpeg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>John Behn</itunes:name><itunes:email>cobjohn672@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="Business"/><itunes:category text="Medicine"/><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:guid>019e6fc9-a9fa-7083-a2d8-ccce036b4084</podcast:guid><item><title>Ask the Experts - Credentialing</title><itunes:title>Ask the Experts - Credentialing</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute proudly presents this special Ask the Experts—Credentialing conversation. This special edition focuses on all aspects of the credentialing process. Our credentialing Experts, Bernadette Hicks-Kelly and Michael Kelly, have decades of experience working with hospitals and physician practices of every size and specialty.
 
One of the benefits of working with hospitals across the country is meeting passionate people committed to providing the best advice and action-oriented tips to improve your processes and your organization's financial viability. Bernadette and Michael are two such people.

During this session, our Experts answer questions from CEOs, CFOs, Revenue Cycle Directors, and Credentialing Managers. 

Questions focus on areas such as: 
- best practice credentialing and re-credentialing processes
- the importance of incorporating credentialing into your revenue cycle
- tips on how to stay informed and up-to-date on industry updates and regulations
- the importance of compliance
- KPIs, checklists, and auditing your process
- Bernadette’s critical three Cs in the credentialing process
- and much more….

Our credentialing Experts provide tips, strategies, and insights you can implement today.

If you have any questions, please contact our moderator, John Behn, at jbehn@warbirdcp.com, our Experts, Bernadette, at bhicks-kelly@warbirdcp.com, or Michael, at mkelly@warbirdcp.com.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-ee578baf-6dd1-41a0-8f68-7f429fad4eaa</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ee578baf-6dd1-41a0-8f68-7f429fad4eaa</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e7004-bc6e-7029-b40e-674062629560/019e705e-3f1f-73cb-b40b-a525e2a06fef/the-revenue-cycle-minute-ask-the-experts-credentialing-revisedmp3.mp3" length="103849643" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute proudly presents this special Ask the Experts—Credentialing conversation. This special edition focuses on all aspects of the credentialing process. Our credentialing Experts, Bernadette Hicks-Kelly and Michael Kelly, have decades of experience working with hospitals and physician practices of every size and specialty.

One of the benefits of working with hospitals across the country is meeting passionate people committed to providing the best advice and action-oriented tips to improve your processes and your organization's financial viability. Bernadette and Michael are two such people.

During this session, our Experts answer questions from CEOs, CFOs, Revenue Cycle Directors, and Credentialing Managers.

Questions focus on areas such as:
- best practice credentialing and re-credentialing processes
- the importance of incorporating credentialing into your revenue cycle
- tips on how to stay informed and up-to-date on industry updates and regulations
- the importance of compliance
- KPIs, checklists, and auditing your process
- Bernadette’s critical three Cs in the credentialing process
- and much more….

Our credentialing Experts provide tips, strategies, and insights you can implement today.

If you have any questions, please contact our moderator, John Behn, at jbehn@warbirdcp.com, our Experts, Bernadette, at bhicks-kelly@warbirdcp.com, or Michael, at mkelly@warbirdcp.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3709</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Rural Emergency Hospital Designation</title><itunes:title>Rural Emergency Hospital Designation</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation on the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation. In this fast-paced discussion, the Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization team provides details to allow you and your team to understand the designation better and if transition makes sense for your facility. The details will allow the CEO, CFO, finance staff, and revenue cycle team members to ask more informed and focused questions.
Concepts covered include:
-	Review of REH certification and eligibility requirements
-	Discussion of eligible services
-	Discussion of reimbursement considerations
-	Provision of examples to better understand the OPPS reimbursement structure.

If you have any questions or want a copy of the slide deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-d633d6cb-4173-4383-b56b-1398d3d30476</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 21:11:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">d633d6cb-4173-4383-b56b-1398d3d30476</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e7003-ecad-7160-a218-f93d1beffd6d/019e7056-da74-73e7-8df7-ff508925ff5d/the-revenue-cycle-minute-rural-emergency-hospital-designation-revisionmp3.mp3" length="31046144" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation on the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation. In this fast-paced discussion, the Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization team provides details to allow you and your team to understand the designation better and if transition makes sense for your facility. The details will allow the CEO, CFO, finance staff, and revenue cycle team members to ask more informed and focused questions.
Concepts covered include:
-	Review of REH certification and eligibility requirements
-	Discussion of eligible services
-	Discussion of reimbursement considerations
-	Provision of examples to better understand the OPPS reimbursement structure.

If you have any questions or want a copy of the slide deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1940</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The 2023 OPPS Final Rule</title><itunes:title>The 2023 OPPS Final Rule</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation focused on the 2023 OPPS Final Rule. In this fast-paced discussion, the Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization team provides updates designed for you and your team to take informed, focused action. Detailed concepts are presented to allow the CEO, CFO, and Revenue Cycle Director to ask better questions of your teams to meet regulatory requirements and exceed patient expectations.

OPPS Final Rule topics covered include:
· Supervision by Non-Physician Practitioners
· Telehealth Updates
· Mental Health Treatment Codes
· Facet Joint Intervention Updates
· New Pharmacy Modifier JZ
· Inpatient Only List Changes
· Remote Behavioral Health Updates
· Prolonged Service Codes
· Pharmaceutical HCPCS Additions
· Chronic Pain Management 

If you have any questions or want a copy of the side deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-522aea02-2b89-4751-8a2f-eb63a2f26a32</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">522aea02-2b89-4751-8a2f-eb63a2f26a32</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e7002-0248-72fd-9b5f-8095f6464cfa/019e7049-27bc-732e-a2b1-597fefce6d8e/revenuecycleminute-2023oppsfinalrule-revised2mp3.mp3" length="41337144" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation focused on the 2023 OPPS Final Rule. In this fast-paced discussion, the Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization team provides updates designed for you and your team to take informed, focused action. Detailed concepts are presented to allow the CEO, CFO, and Revenue Cycle Director to ask better questions of your teams to meet regulatory requirements and exceed patient expectations.

OPPS Final Rule topics covered include:
· Supervision by Non-Physician Practitioners
· Telehealth Updates
· Mental Health Treatment Codes
· Facet Joint Intervention Updates
· New Pharmacy Modifier JZ
· Inpatient Only List Changes
· Remote Behavioral Health Updates
· Prolonged Service Codes
· Pharmaceutical HCPCS Additions
· Chronic Pain Management

If you have any questions or want a copy of the side deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>1292</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>The 2022 No Surprises Act</title><itunes:title>The 2022 No Surprises Act</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation focused on the No Surprises Act. Effective January 2022, hospitals, providers, and payers must comply with the Federal No Surprises Act, ensuring that patients receive protection from surprise medical bills when they receive emergency services and some non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities. Providers, facilities, and health plans that bill patients in violation of the No Surprises Act are subject to civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.

This webinar summarizes the Act and details the requirements, responsibilities, and steps for achieving compliance. Participants will understand expectations and gain the ability to create checklists to measure progress, assign responsibilities and create action items for successful implementation.

Specifically, the webinar details the following:
•	No Surprises Act definitions
•	Describes impact on Emergency services
•	Describes impact on Non-Emergency services
•	Details the protections for uninsured patients
•	Identifies the requirements for written and verbal patient notifications
•	Details and provides examples of the forms necessary for compliant patient provision

If you have any questions or want a copy of the slide deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com or ldaigle@warbirdcp.com.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-83bd1762-35e2-4d4b-9639-8421c1934517</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">83bd1762-35e2-4d4b-9639-8421c1934517</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e6fff-08f1-7108-858b-cccb471e1fa9/019e7035-aa29-7360-a9a1-1d4e9b7fbcd7/the-revenue-cycle-minute-the-2022-no-surprises-act-mixmp3.mp3" length="33849728" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation focused on the No Surprises Act. Effective January 2022, hospitals, providers, and payers must comply with the Federal No Surprises Act, ensuring that patients receive protection from surprise medical bills when they receive emergency services and some non-emergency services from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities. Providers, facilities, and health plans that bill patients in violation of the No Surprises Act are subject to civil monetary penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.

This webinar summarizes the Act and details the requirements, responsibilities, and steps for achieving compliance. Participants will understand expectations and gain the ability to create checklists to measure progress, assign responsibilities and create action items for successful implementation.

Specifically, the webinar details the following:
•	No Surprises Act definitions
•	Describes impact on Emergency services
•	Describes impact on Non-Emergency services
•	Details the protections for uninsured patients
•	Identifies the requirements for written and verbal patient notifications
•	Details and provides examples of the forms necessary for compliant patient provision

If you have any questions or want a copy of the slide deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com or ldaigle@warbirdcp.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>2116</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Missouri SORH Ask The Experts - A Focus on Your Revenue Cycle 5.12.2022</title><itunes:title>Missouri SORH Ask The Experts - A Focus on Your Revenue Cycle 5.12.2022</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[Missouri SORH Ask the Experts: A focus on your Revenue Cycle
Provided - May 12, 2022
 
This Ask the Experts session was hosted by certified coders and revenue cycle and billing experts. The session provided answers to your most pressing issues and questions. Topics addressed included:
•	No Surprises Act
•	Hydration, Infusion, and Injection
•	Pricing Transparency
•	Denial Management
•	Critical Care and Prolonged Service
•	Wound Care
•	New ICD10 Guidelines
•	Vaccine Administration 
•	In-House and Reference Labs
•	And much more…]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-f2b0dcfb-ccb9-4cab-bfe4-6bb7d5c4e039</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">f2b0dcfb-ccb9-4cab-bfe4-6bb7d5c4e039</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e6ffe-e8cb-70af-86fa-b047c1c2630f/019e7032-947d-7385-94f5-adef4f8686b9/the-revenue-cycle-minute-missouri-sorh-ask-the-experts-a-focus-on-your-revenue-c.mp3" length="54592100" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Missouri SORH Ask the Experts: A focus on your Revenue Cycle
Provided - May 12, 2022

This Ask the Experts session was hosted by certified coders and revenue cycle and billing experts. The session provided answers to your most pressing issues and questions. Topics addressed included:
•	No Surprises Act
•	Hydration, Infusion, and Injection
•	Pricing Transparency
•	Denial Management
•	Critical Care and Prolonged Service
•	Wound Care
•	New ICD10 Guidelines
•	Vaccine Administration
•	In-House and Reference Labs
•	And much more…]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3412</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>2022 OPPS and Pricing Transparency Updates</title><itunes:title>2022 OPPS and Pricing Transparency Updates</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation focused on the 2022 OPPS Final Rule and Pricing Transparency Updates. The Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization team provides updates designed for you and your team to take informed, focused action. Strategic options are detailed to allow the CEO, CFO, and Revenue Cycle Director to ask better questions of your teams to meet regulatory requirements and exceed patient expectations.  

OPPS Final Rule topics covered include:
•	Inpatient Only Procedures
•	340B Updates
•	Colorectal Screening Coinsurance
•	Pharmaceutical Updates
               Biosimilars
               Pass-Through payments
•	Pain medication reimbursement changes
•	Updates on virtual visits
               Mental Health
               Cardiac Rehab
               Pulmonary Rehab
•	APC Pricing Updates

Pricing Transparency topics covered include:
•	Redefinition of CMS intentions and expectations
•	Review of file components
•	What’s new in 2022?
•	Updates on CMS notification and penalties
•	Standard File Strategies
•	Shoppable File Strategies

If you have any questions or want a copy of the side deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com or ldaigle@warbirdcp.com.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-c57ed9bc-cedf-4cde-9c22-82674e10783b</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">c57ed9bc-cedf-4cde-9c22-82674e10783b</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e6ffd-8230-7169-b839-697caff9acba/019e702c-9a1c-72b2-a557-db0582308564/the-revenue-cycle-minute-2022-opps-and-pricing-transparency-updates-mix-1mp3.mp3" length="137923328" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is pleased to provide a conversation focused on the 2022 OPPS Final Rule and Pricing Transparency Updates. The Warbird Revenue Cycle Optimization team provides updates designed for you and your team to take informed, focused action. Strategic options are detailed to allow the CEO, CFO, and Revenue Cycle Director to ask better questions of your teams to meet regulatory requirements and exceed patient expectations.

OPPS Final Rule topics covered include:
•	Inpatient Only Procedures
•	340B Updates
•	Colorectal Screening Coinsurance
•	Pharmaceutical Updates
Biosimilars
Pass-Through payments
•	Pain medication reimbursement changes
•	Updates on virtual visits
Mental Health
Cardiac Rehab
Pulmonary Rehab
•	APC Pricing Updates

Pricing Transparency topics covered include:
•	Redefinition of CMS intentions and expectations
•	Review of file components
•	What’s new in 2022?
•	Updates on CMS notification and penalties
•	Standard File Strategies
•	Shoppable File Strategies

If you have any questions or want a copy of the side deck, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com or ldaigle@warbirdcp.com.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3448</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Conversations with the C-Suite – A Discussion with Leigha Ward, CFO Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems</title><itunes:title>Conversations with the C-Suite – A Discussion with Leigha Ward, CFO Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is proud to present this special edition of Conversations with the C-Suite. This special edition offers a Conversation with Leigha Ward, Chief Financial Officer for Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems. One of the benefits of working with hospitals from across the country is meeting passionate people committed to providing the best advice, healthcare organizations to ensure their financial viability. Leigha is such a person. 

During this Conversation, Leigha shares the trials, tribulations, and successes that have allowed her to turn around her hospital's financial viability over the past 18 months. She details the steps taken to create a culture of accountability and ownership and implement a data-driven, quality-focused, and customer-centric revenue cycle. Leigha provides insights into practical and actionable steps that every hospital can employ.

Topics covered include: 
•	Discusses her actions and results from the past 18 months
•	Reviews the changes implemented within the Revenue Cycle
o	Foundational Control – Chargemaster, Pricing, Revenue Capture, Revenue Cycle Meetings
o	Discusses the journey for each  
o	Reviews the obstacles faced 
o	Details how she convinced the staff to act 
•	Details current challenges and approach to relations with the Physicians, Operational Staff, Board and Community 
•	Provides suggestions to ensure a best practice, proactive and participative revenue cycle

If you have questions, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com. Leigha can be reached at lward@pemiscot.org.]]></description><link>https://www.warbirdconsulting.com/#episode-85a548af-0453-4b8a-9317-7a512b3670f6</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">85a548af-0453-4b8a-9317-7a512b3670f6</guid><enclosure url="https://feeds.resonaterecordings.com/media/the-revenue-cycle-minute/019e6ff6-d591-7166-a541-a66b4f200b15/019e701a-d6e0-721e-98a2-2e223be4bb35/the-revenue-cycle-minute-conversations-with-the-c-suite-leigha-ward-mixmp3.mp3" length="121862268" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Revenue Cycle Minute is proud to present this special edition of Conversations with the C-Suite. This special edition offers a Conversation with Leigha Ward, Chief Financial Officer for Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems. One of the benefits of working with hospitals from across the country is meeting passionate people committed to providing the best advice, healthcare organizations to ensure their financial viability. Leigha is such a person.

During this Conversation, Leigha shares the trials, tribulations, and successes that have allowed her to turn around her hospital's financial viability over the past 18 months. She details the steps taken to create a culture of accountability and ownership and implement a data-driven, quality-focused, and customer-centric revenue cycle. Leigha provides insights into practical and actionable steps that every hospital can employ.

Topics covered include:
•	Discusses her actions and results from the past 18 months
•	Reviews the changes implemented within the Revenue Cycle
o	Foundational Control – Chargemaster, Pricing, Revenue Capture, Revenue Cycle Meetings
o	Discusses the journey for each
o	Reviews the obstacles faced
o	Details how she convinced the staff to act
•	Details current challenges and approach to relations with the Physicians, Operational Staff, Board and Community
•	Provides suggestions to ensure a best practice, proactive and participative revenue cycle

If you have questions, please contact us at jbehn@warbirdcp.com. Leigha can be reached at lward@pemiscot.org.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>3047</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>