briefing: ubo helpdesk
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Briefing: UBO Helpdesk. Date: 24 March 2010 Time: 1510 – 1600. Objectives. Discuss the various helpdesk resources available Review scope of support provided by each helpdesk resource Provide contact information Identify available information resources. Support Resources. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
2010 UBO/UBU Conference
Health Budgets & Financial Policy
Briefing: UBO Helpdesk
Date: 24 March 2010
Time: 1510 – 1600
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Objectives
Discuss the various helpdesk resources available Review scope of support provided by each helpdesk
resource Provide contact information Identify available information resources
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Support Resources
Helpdesk resources– Service UBO managers– UBO Helpdesk– UBO Helpdesk phone line– MHS Helpdesk– VPOC Helpdesk
Information resources– UBO Web site– Pharmacy Price Estimator – Cosmetic Surgery Estimator
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MHS Helpdesk – Support Provided
Questions concerning MHS systems and applications:– Report not running– Fields not populating
TPOCS CHCS DEERS Communications Other standard MHS systems
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UBO Helpdesk – Scope
UBO Sponsored Estimators– Cosmetic Surgery Estimator – Pharmacy Pricing Estimator
Rate Questions– Is there a rate for this procedure?– Is there a rate for this provider class?– Which table has the rate for this procedure?
TPCP Metrics Reporting System (DD 2570) Standard Insurance Table and Other Health Insurance Policy and Compliance MHS Tier 3 Helpdesk Tickets
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MHS Helpdesk – Contact Information
800-600-9332 (CONUS)
210-767-5250 (Direct)
866-637-8725 (OCONUS)
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MHS Routing of Trouble Tickets
MHS_BOC_T31. DB warning/error messages
displayed to the user2. Nightly data feeds from
CHCS/ADM not being received and/or loaded into the system
3. Hardware warning messages/failure
4. Security/IAVA issues5. Server not loaded with the current
code and/or rate table release6. Server not loaded with the current
release of the client application7. Server not loaded with the current
database upgrades8. Server backup9. Printing/Print Server
MHS_TPOCS_T31. Application screens2. Data contained in application
reports3. Application warning messages
displayed to the user4. eBilling5. Load error report
MHS_UBO_T31. Content of code & rate tables2. Mapping of codes to the rate
tables3. Billing policy4. SIT/OHI repointing issues
MHS_TPOCS_T21. Any reported TPOCS system problem
not resolved by MHS_TPOCS_T1
MHS_TPOCS_T11. Any reported TPOCS system problem
Trouble Tickets are logged in and a “Problem Number” is
assigned for tracking
Source: Shawn Delph, Apptis, Sr Principal Business Systems Analyst, (703) 674-5307
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TMA UBO Helpdesk
User Contacts the UBO Helpdesk directly through e-mail ([email protected]) or through the UBO Helpdesk
Phone Number (703) 575-5385
UBO Contract Support Team Member responds directly to the User (most responses w/in 48 hours)
Call/e-mail is routed to appropriate UBO Contract Support Team Member for
research and response
Response is documented in the “Altarum UBO Trouble Ticket
Response Folder” and if issue is resolved, the ticket is considered
“closed”
If necessary, the issue is elevated to the TMA
UBO Program Office for review and response
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OCFO UBO Web Site
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OCFO UBO Web Site
Serve as the key, corporate-level source for sharing policy, business process, and other functional information needed to support DoD UBO business operations– Policy Documents– Business Rules– Rate Tables– Training Presentations– Newsletters– Reference Documents– System Information– Relevant Links
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UBO Web Site
UBO Web site is available to all UBO staff with Internet access
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) site– http://www.tricare.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/index.cfm
Backup site for large files, MS Access files, etc.– https://my.altarum.org/sites/ubo/default.aspx
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Major Areas of the OCFO UBO Web Site
UBO Homepage About the UBO Billing HIPAA Performance
Measurements Policy Guidance MHS Rates National Provider
Identifier (NPI) Newsletters
Patient Categories/PATCAT Tables
Standard Insurance Table/Other Health Insurance
Systems Annual Conferences Learning Center
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UBO Home Page
Upcoming teleconferences Upcoming conferences Latest newsletter Frequently Asked Questions Selected reference documents Important links
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Key Links on the UBO Site
UBU TPOCS CHCS MHS Helpdesk MEPRS Portal CHCS Field Services Data Quality DoD Forms
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About the UBO
Mission Definitions for the three UBO Programs
– Third Party Collections Program– Medical Services Account– Medical Affirmative Claims
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Billing
Billing documents and guidance MSA MAC TPCP E-billing Links to billing forms
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HIPAA
HIPAA information resources– Training presentations– Guidance documents– Reference documents– Links to related resource sites
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Performance Measurements
Key Performance Indicators Metrics Performance Measurement Goals
Service Inpatient Outpatient Combined
Army $31.4 $75.9 $107.3
Navy $8.3 $46.6 $54.9
Air Force $11.1 $92.8 $103.9
All DoD $50.8 $215.3 $266.1
FY 2010 TPC Collections Goals
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Policy Guidance
Policy letters User Guide (formerly Functional Business Rules for
Itemized Billing) UBO Manual
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MHS Rates
Ambulance Anesthesia UBO CHAMPUS Maximum Allowable Charge (CMAC) Cosmetic Surgery Dental Durable Medical Equipment International Military Education and Training
(IMET)/Inter-Agency Rate (IAR) Immunization Inpatient Adjusted Standardized Amount (ASA) MAC Overseas Billing Pharmacy
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Access to UBO CMAC Zipped Files
OCFO limits the file formats that can be posted on the OCFO UBO Web site
CMAC files are available in a zipped format from an alternate UBO site. CMAC files can be found in the Shared Documents folder. All users may access the alternate site by entering the username and password information on the following slide when prompted
Backup site for large files, Microsoft Access files, etc.– https://my.altarum.org/sites/ubo/default.aspx
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Access to UBO CMAC Zipped Files
For Users Running Windows XP:– username: mi-sharepoint\ubo user– password: ubo_2008
For Users Running Windows 2000 and Windows 98:– Username: ubo user\aa-sharepoint – Password: ubo_2008
To access the alternate site click here! The CMAC files are available under the Shared Documents folder– Please note: These files are very large and will take a
few minutes to download
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Newsletters
Oct – Dec 2009 UBO Newsletter Contents: – Billing Offices Again Smash TPC Record in FY 2009– 2010 UBO/UBU Conference– Outpatient MAC Rates Published– ASA Effective, but ICD-9s Delayed– Pharmacy Rate Table Update– Refining Cosmetic Surgery Estimates for Abdominoplastics– Preparing for CSE v6– Tips to Maintain Connectivity with DEERS – Remember to Safeguard Protected Health Information– Exciting Changes to the UBO Learning Center
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Standard Insurance Table/Other Health Insurance
SIT/OHI table clean-up update Entering and updating SIT/OHI information Placeholder SCR update Contact VPOC information
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Systems
CHCS notes TPOCS documents Future systems System Change Request (SCR) form
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Annual Conference
OCFO regulations prohibit the posting of documents that could be used to build a list of names for any UBO function– Therefore, we have removed the names on all the
annual conference presentations from the OCFO Web site
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Learning Center
Selections from Available Presentations: Billing for APV Institutional Fees under the Medical
Services Account Program 2009 ASAs for Direct Care Inpatient Billing MAC Enhancement SIT/OHI Clean up Activities 2009 Outpatient Itemized Billing Update Cosmetic Surgery Estimator TPC Metrics Reporting System Introduction Provider Specialty Code Table Update ICD-9 and CPT Updates Pharmacy January 2010 Rate Update VA/DoD Resource Sharing Inpatient Services Billing
Rates
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Submitting System Change Requests
Make sure you define the problem Prepare the MHS SCR form Discuss your recommended SCR with your Service
Manager first
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Summary
Various helpdesk resources available Scope of support provided by each helpdesk resource Contact information Available information resources
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UBO Web Site
TMA UBO Web site
http://tricare.osd.mil/ocfo/mcfs/ubo/index.cfm
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Helpdesk
TMA/UBO Helpdesk
Functional Support
703-575-5385