Session 1 (3 days)

IPRS Overview (Day 1) - This session provides an overview of the IPRS System for program administrators and future IPRS system users. IPRS system functionality and processing, such as A Day in the Life of a Claim will be addressed. This session is recommended for all attendees!

Suggested Audience - Area Program IPRS Coordinators, client accounting staff, and medical records administrators are the primary target audiences.

Client Eligibility (Day 2) - This session provides an overview concerning the enrollment and monitoring of Client Eligibility including information concerning CNDS interfaces and procedures. Staff who will
use the Client Eligibility browser screens or Report2Web reports should attend.

Suggested Audience - Area Program IPRS Coordinators, people who conduct administrative intakes (registration/admission), and medical records staff are the primary target audiences.

Claims Filing (Day 3) - This session provides an overview of IPRS Claims Filing including information concerning EDI 837 transaction set and submission considerations, EDI 835 transaction setand balancing procedures, and adjustment processes. Staff who submit, or coordinate the requirements for the submission of, claims and adjustments, reconcile remittances, or utilize Report2Web reports should attend.

Suggested Audience – Area Program staff involved with claims submission and reconciliation and those individuals who will be involved in report review.

Site Coordinator (Day 3) - This session provides an overview of IPRS Site Coordinator responsibilities including IPRS Security Procedures, Helpdesk (BugCentral) procedures, Report2Web instructions, and
Electronic Mailbox instructions.

Suggested Audience - The Area Program Site Coordinator responsible for supporting IPRS and one backup staff member.

Session 2 (2 days)

IPRS Overview (Day 1) - This session provides an overview of the IPRS for program administrators and future IPRS users. IPRS functionality and processing, such as A Day in the Life of a Claim will be addressed. This session is recommended for all attendees!

Suggested Audience - Area program IPRS coordinators, financial managers, client accounting staff and medical records administrators are the primary target audiences.

Reports for LME (Day 2) - This session provides an overview of the IPRS reports available to LME staff utilizing Report2Web. This session includes all other reports not previously covered by area specific training sessions.

Suggested Audience - Area program administrative staff who will be involved in financial balancing and reconciliation and information gathering for utilization and statistics.

Attending Provider (Day 2) - This session provides an overview concerning enrollment and monitoring of IPRS attending providers using IPRS browser screens and reports.

Suggested Audience - Area program staff responsible for the enrollment of contract agencies (Attending providers). It is recommended that attendance as well as access to this functionality be restricted to 1-2 users in each area program in order to maintain data integrity.

Prior Approval (Day 2) - This session provides an overview of the IPRS Prior Approval types and dispositions, Prior Approval browser screen instructions, and Report2Web use for administering prior approvals. (Note - the focus of this session is the use of the IPRS on-line system, NOT clinical decision-making or utilization management policy. Disability sections will provide assistance to area programs in developing clinical procedures and documentation in separate sessions at a later date.)

Suggested Audience – Area program staff who will be entering and monitoring Prior Approvals using the IPRS on-line system, and monitoring Prior Approvals using Report2Web. (Note - this session is NOT targeted to case managers or clinical program managers!)