HRSA Webcast July 21 For Third Party Reimbursement Series, Archives Also Available

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on July 21, 2004 will present "Eligibility & Outreach for HRSA Grantees – Helping Patients to Help Themselves," the latest in HRSA's Third Party Reimbursement Series Webcasts. Sponsored by HHS, Center for Health Services Financing and Managed Care and HRSA, the webcast will take place on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. eastern time.

There is no registration fee for the training. However pre-registration is required! Register on-line at www.hrsa.gov/tpr/audio-conferences.htm. You may also sign up for future Webcasts at the site.

About The Series
These webcasts are part of HRSA's Third Party Reimbursement (TPR) Training Program that is designed to help improve third party revenues from Medicaid, Medicare, S-CHIP, and private insurance for organizations that receive grant funds directly from HRSA (i.e. HRSA grantees) and organizations receiving funds through State and local agencies that are supplemented with HRSA grant dollars (i.e. HRSA subgrantees).

Archived versions of previous webcasts may be viewed by at http://www.hrsa.gov/tpr/audio-conferences.htm#archived. The Webcasts cover a wide variety of Third Party Reimbursement topics. More information on HRSA's Third Party Reimbursement Training Program can be found at www.hrsa.gov/tpr. Information on the Center's other programs related to health services financing and managed care are available at www.hrsa.gov/financeMC.

Soon to be archived webcasts include the June 30, 2004 "Management Information Systems: Meeting the Challenges of Managed Care," which assesses MIS needs for encounter data collection, processing, and reporting in a managed care environment. For questions, contact HRSA's Managed Care Technical Assistance center (MCTAC) at (877) 832-8635.