The RCM Curriculum
INTRO WEEK
Students meet the instructor team, fellow cohort members, and get acquainted with Parable Accelerator resources and platforms.
RCM OVERVIEW
- What is RCM?
- RCM Cycle: Patient Journey
- RCM Cycle: Provider Workflow
- High level reporting & analytics
RCM OVERVIEW
- What is RCM?
- RCM Cycle: Patient Journey
- RCM Cycle: Provider Workflow
- High level reporting & analytics
INTRO WEEK
accounts receivable
Following an overview of the RCM Process students will take a dive into A/R. Upon completing this segment they will gain ability to improve an organizations cash flow and
overall financial health.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
- What is A/R in healthcare & why it's important
- How various revenue cycle processes upstream impact A/R
- What is A/R follow-up and optimization
- The role of analytics in A/R performance measurement and optimization
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE LEARNING OUTCOMES
- What is A/R in healthcare & why it's important
- How various revenue cycle processes upstream impact A/R
- What is A/R follow-up and optimization
- The role of analytics in A/R performance measurement and optimization
accounts receivable
transactions
Once complete, students will be able to provide management actionable insights that lead to revenue maximization as well how to identify opportunities, risks, and areas of improvement using transactional data.
TRANSACTIONS LEARNING OUTCOMES
- How transaction data is generated
- How to create an ATB from transaction data
- How to infer key metrics from transaction data
- Mining transaction data for process insights
TRANSACTIONS LEARNING OUTCOMES
- How transaction data is generated
- How to create an ATB from transaction data
- How to infer key metrics from transaction data
- Mining transaction data for process insights
transactions
denials MANAGEMENT
Students will develop an understanding of the various factors that lead to the rejection of claims. The focus of this section will be minimizing loss of revenue and the associated costs of denials.
DENIALS MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- What are denials - initial and final
- How various revenue cycle processes impact denials
- How analytics is used to reduce denials and optimize denials management
DENIALS MANAGEMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- What are denials - initial and final
- How various revenue cycle processes impact denials
- How analytics is used to reduce denials and optimize denials management
denials MANAGEMENT
patient access
The emphasis of this section will be on the importance of proper Patient Access management and its impact on the financial stability of a healthcare organization.
PATIENT ACCESS LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Understand Patient Access functions and workflow
- Identify errors created in Patient Access that impact downstream processes
PATIENT ACCESS LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Understand Patient Access functions and workflow
- Identify errors created in Patient Access that impact downstream processes
patient access
capstone
An integrated experience that allows students to apply their learning to a real-world revenue cycle management problem.
Students will engage in independent research, identify revenue cycle issues and develop, implement and evaluate a revenue cycle management plan. The project requires students to demonstrate an understanding of the financial and organizational aspects of revenue cycle management, and to apply their knowledge of the principles and practices of revenue cycle management.
Students will engage in independent research, identify revenue cycle issues and develop, implement and evaluate a revenue cycle management plan. The project requires students to demonstrate an understanding of the financial and organizational aspects of revenue cycle management, and to apply their knowledge of the principles and practices of revenue cycle management.
capstone
graduation
A celebration of the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of every student.
graduation