The Virginia Point-of-Care Collaborative Group provides a forum in which POC professionals can gather to discuss current trends in POCT and what the future holds for this rapidly growing field.

Core Members

Janet Burkell, MT (ASCP)
Mary Washington Hospital

Joanie Thompson, MLT (ASCP), Bon Secour Richmond Health System

Randy Rodgers, MT (ASCP), Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter

Lou Ann Wyer, MT (ASCP), Sentara Healthcare

The Virginia POC Coordinators Present:
"To Bill or Not to Bill"

Christopher Fetters, Nextivity

August 14, 2001 To jump to specific topics of this meeting, click on one of the links below:
11:00am-3:00pm Speaker

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Program Critique

Future Topics

Future Hosts

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Riverside Regional Medical Center

Hosted by:  Gwen Harris, MT(ASCP)

Sherri Goodman, MLT(ASCP)

Riverside Regional Medical Center Newport News, VA

Sponsored by:

Abbott, Lifescan, Medical Automation Systems, and Roche



Introduction

 

Fifty five people attended the summer educational session.  Introductions were made and recognition was given to those sponsoring the meeting:  Gwen Harris, Phyllis Fixx and Sherri Goodwin from Riverside Regional Medical Center---hosts; MAS---registration printing and mailings; Abbott Diagnostics---lunch, Roche Diagnostics---logo pens and paper, and Lifescan, Inc. --- speaker.  Attendees networked with colleagues for an hour during lunch. 

 

Speaker

 

Lou Ann Wyer (above) introduced Christopher Fetters from Nextivity.

 

Nextivity is a point-of-care consulting firm specializing in CIC vendor compliance, POC billing integration, data management planning and regulatory and efficiency assessments.  Chris provided a most informative and timely presentation to a charged group of POCC’s, finance  reps, compliance officers and vendors on August 14th at the Riverside Conference Center in Newport News, VA.  Chris defined the most common billing terms and explained the most typical payor mixes.  The requirements to bill lab tests are:  CLIA number, MD order, medical necessity, information must be used to manage the patient and the result must be relayed to the physician promptly. 

Chris, right, explained that POCT can be billed since these tests are covered laboratory services subject to the fee schedule.  Billing should follow Section 450 (1450) and use revenue code 30x.  The lab testing must be reflected on the cost report.  Reasons for denial may be:  absence of signs or symptoms, routine physical, failure to provide medical necessity, no MD order, no CLIA number, or testing performed on a device that is not FDA approved.  Chris was able to show the impact on POC billing as attendees listed volumes for their facilities. 
To view a Powerpoint presentation of this topic, click here or visit the Nextivity website at www.nextivity.net.  Hand-outs of web based resources were distributed.

 

 

A short business meeting followed to set plans for the next Virginia POCC meeting. Suggestions for next meeting location and date:

 

Option 1:  Tag onto CLMA meeting being held in Richmond October 10th.  Possibly do educational on the 9th in the afternoon with vendor fair following.  This would give an opportunity for those attending both to make one trip and for less duplication of vendor displays.

 

Option 2:  Hold meeting separate from CLMA during the first week of November in Richmond area.

 

Suggestion for Speakers:                

JCAHO regulations speaker (Bob Jerigan), Data Management

 

Vendors interested in sponsoring next POCC meeting:

  • First Medical

  • Biosite

  • Roche Diagnostics

  • Vitron/Hemocue

  • MAS (programs)

 

Program Critique

 

A critique of the program and ideas for the future were distributed to attendees.  30 responses received from 55 attendees  (55%).  93% rated the speaker above average to excellent (rating of 4 or 5).

  • Comments from attendees:

  • Very timely!  Good examples!

  • Very knowledgeable, clear cut in presentation

  • Information beneficial for billing of POCT performed

  • Easy to understand

  • Excellent presentation and very interactive.  Good participation by audience/good feedback.

  • Thank you for giving references for billing questions to use when meeting with billing.

  • Speaker was knowledgeable and presented with great excitement.

  • Excellent – very informative and entertaining

  • Great; Excellent resource & very informative

  • Good presentation; easy terms to understand; very applicable.

  • Very good – timely topic

  • Very good speaker.  Good presentation skills

  • Very interesting, like the references

  • Would have liked more time for questions & organized networking

What other topics would you like presented at a Virginia Point-of-Care Coordinator meeting?

  • Connectivity of multiple instruments and manual testing  - 3

  • Vendor Fair  - 3

  • Successful vs. unsuccessful JCAHO inspections  - 2

  • Exploration of new products & instruments - 2

  • Computer based competency  - 1

  • Interdepartmental relations  - 1

  • Automated Data management  -1

  • Training POCT users & maintaining competency  - 1

  • Methods of competency evaluation  - 1

  • Noninvasive procedures  - 1

  • Cardiac Markers  - 1

  • Coagulation instrumentation & lab correlation  - 1

  • Record Keeping on Units - 1

Potential Hosts for future meetings:

Kay Creed................. Bon Secours St. Mary’s
Carol Kirchoff............. McGuire UAMC
Marney Terrill............  HCA Richmond (Spring)
John LaRosa.............. Lewis-Gale, Roanoke
Phyllis Beard.............. Bon Secours Hampton Roads
May 1, 2001 Meeting

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