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Contract Management and Analysis
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Contract management and analysis is one of the most critical focus points. Hospital Financial Managers
need a tool to manage, evaluate and optimize reimbursement to achieve the required returns.
The PARA Data Editor (PDE) Contracts tab provides the following:
1. Contract tracking for renewals and key terms
2. Settlement of claims by patient type with simple hierarchical tiered payment structure
3. Calculation of Stop Loss impact
4. Calculation of individual claim cap impact – loss of reimbursement
5. Comparison of settlement to hospital specific cost data
6. Comparison of settlement to Medicare reimbursement
7. Calculation impact for pro‐forma “what if” analysis
8. Calculation of “Lower of Charge” of DRG or fee schedule – loss of reimbursement
9. Denial Tracking and Analysis
The Contracts tab is a compont of the PARA Data Editor, a multi‐function web based revenue cycle
management and analysis tool.
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Data Table Requirements
The tables required to load the Contract Management system are as follows:
1. Charge Description Master
2. Account Header and Transaction
3. Patient Type and Insurance Crosswalk
4. HIM ICD9 codes for diagnosis and procedures
5. Payer Contracts or matrix
Pasted below is a link to the PARA Data Requirements
https://apps.para‐hcfs.com/pde/documents/PARA_DataRequirements.pdf
Data Tables are transmitted to PARA using the Secure File Transfer link pasted below
https://apps.para‐hcfs.com/pde/documents/PARA_FileTransferUserGuide.pdf
PARA tracks all data tables by client and project, with automatic email requests to designated Users to
refresh the tables.
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Contract Summary Tab
The PDE Contract Summary tab page contains the “dash board” for the Contacts system.
The tab contains basic contract notification and settlement terms which apply to all patient types, along
with a number of functions:
1. Linking of multiple “sibling” contracts to a single “parent”
2. Selection of individual contracts for payment term analysis
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Contract Summary Tab (continued)
3. Sorting of contracts – Provides focus and quick retrieval of terms
A. Total Charges
B. Contract Mnemonic
C. Insurance Name
4. Copy terms from one contract to another
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Contract Summary Tab (continued)
5. Reporting ‐ There are a number of different reporting options
A. Insurance Plan – Proof, settlement, claim cap
B. Forecasting / Pro Forma – Proof and Claim
C. Settlement to Cost or Medicare Reimbursement Analysis – Proof and Claim
D. Settlement to paid claim data / denial reporting – EDI 835 records
Audit Reports
Summary Reports
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Contract Summary Tab (continued)
6. Forecasting / Pro Forma – Assignment of a Pro Forma contract to current contract
The Forecasting model provides a tool to determine the impact of a change to a contract by quantifying
the impact against an historic book of business.
Contracting Forecasting / Pro Forma Reporting
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Contract Terms and Settlement Sub Tabs
Each of the “summary” patient types defined on the summary tab link to a sub tab for term construction
and settlement, the components of each of the term sub tabs is as follows:
1. Reimbursement Method – Define by patient type and contract terms
2. Priority – Allows “carve‐outs” and exemptions to per diem and DRG
3. Code Type – Defines the DRG or fee schedule settlement
4. Code From / To – Allows ranges of codes
5. Value – Go to payment values, used for per diems
6. NTE – Not to exceed, limits percent of charges settlement subject to a per diem cap
7. Claim Cap – Limits percent of charges settlement subject to a case cap
8. Type – defines APC, HCPCS, DRG
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Inpatient
The available terms are as follows:
1. Case Rate ‐ based on Diagnosis ICD9
2. Case Rate – based on DRG
3. Case Rate – based on HCPCS
4. Case Rate ‐ based on Procedure ICD9
5. Case Rate ‐ Percent of Charges based on DRG
6. DRG – Medicare Weight
7. DRG – Medicare Weight ‐ Insurance Per Diem
8. DRG – Special Weight
9. Per Diem
10. Per Diem ‐ based on Procedure ICD9
11. Per Diem – based on Rev Code
12. Per Diem – Lower of Percent Discount or Daily Limit
13. Percent of Charges
14. Percent of Charges ‐ subject to Claim Limit
15. Cost ‐ Subject to Settlement
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Outpatient
The available terms are as follows:
1. Fee schedule – Contract Specific
2. Fee schedule – Cost Plus
3. Fee schedule – Lab Medicare
4. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%
5. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%, 25%
6. Fee Schedule – Percent of Charge
7. Fee schedule – Percent of Invoice
8. Fee schedule – Pro Fee Medicare
9. Percent of Charges
10. Percent of Charges – not subject to Fee Schedule
11. Percent of Charges ‐ subject to Claim Limit
12. Per Visit ‐ Based on Fee Schedule
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Ambulatory Surgical
The available terms are as follows:
1. ASC – Contract Specific
2. ASC – Medicare
3. ASC Groups 1‐9 2009
4. ASC ‐ Fee Schedule
5. ASC ‐ Percentage of Charge
6. Fee schedule – Contract Specific
7. Fee schedule – Cost Plus
8. Fee schedule – Lab Medicare
9. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%
10. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%, 25%
11. Fee Schedule – Percent of Charge
12. Fee schedule – Percent of Invoice
13. Fee schedule – Pro Fee Medicare
14. Percent of Charges
15. Percent of Charges – not subject to Fee Schedule
16. Percent of Charges ‐ subject to Claim Limit
17. Per Visit ‐ Based on Fee Schedule
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Emergency
The available terms are as follows:
1. Fee schedule – Contract Specific
2. Fee schedule – Cost Plus
3. Fee schedule – Lab Medicare
4. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%
5. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%, 25%
6. Fee Schedule – Percent of Charge
7. Fee schedule – Percent of Invoice
8. Fee schedule – Pro Fee Medicare
9. Percent of Charges
10. Percent of Charges – not subject to Fee Schedule
11. Percent of Charges ‐ subject to Claim Limit
12. Per Visit ‐ Based on Fee Schedule
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Urgent Care
The available terms are as follows:
1. Fee schedule – Contract Specific
2. Fee schedule – Cost Plus
3. Fee schedule – Lab Medicare
4. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%
5. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%, 25%
6. Fee Schedule – Percent of Charge
7. Fee schedule – Percent of Invoice
8. Fee schedule – Pro Fee Medicare
9. Percent of Charges
10. Percent of Charges – not subject to Fee Schedule
11. Percent of Charges ‐ subject to Claim Limit
12. Per Visit ‐ Based on Fee Schedule
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Non Patient
The available terms are as follows:
1. Fee schedule – Contract Specific
2. Fee schedule – Cost Plus
3. Fee schedule – Lab Medicare
4. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%
5. Fee schedule ‐ multi code discount 100%, 50%, 25%
6. Fee Schedule – Percent of Charge
7. Fee schedule – Percent of Invoice
8. Fee schedule – Pro Fee Medicare
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Stop Loss
The stop loss term settlement components are as follows:
1. Start / End Dates – Used to define multiple periods
2. Dollar Threshold ‐ Value
3. Threshold Type – Dollar or per diem
4. Percentage of Billed Charges – settlement percentage
5. Method – 1st or 2nd dollar, per diem
6. Dollars Not to Exceed – Value
7. Not to Exceed Type – Per Diem or case
8. Not to Exceed Quantity – Multiplier of per diem or case reimbursement
9. Exclusions – Implants, trauma, high cost drugs
10. Exclusion Definition – All claims or specific DRG’s
11. Exclusion Codes – Value
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Blended Rate
Allows multiple blended rates to be used for extended settlement period
Comments / Notes
Allows all Users to note and view terms and communications
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Contacts
Provides all Users a central point to record names, phone numbers and addresses
ADDB
Provides the User an Excel worksheet file to record in a central file all fee schedules by patient type
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The Contract Management system is also used is for the Quote a Price and the Pricing tabs.
Quote a Price – Patient Price Quote, Coverage and Eligibility Checker
Pricing – Market based pricing to competitively position the hospital