HR 6366 IHCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish not more than seven consolidated patient accounting centers, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

June 25, 2008CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. BROWN of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ AffairsCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish not more than seven consolidated patient accounting centers, and for other purposes.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Veterans Revenue Enhancement Act of 2008’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSOLIDATED PATIENT ACCOUNTING CENTERS.

(a) Establishment of Centers- Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1729A the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

‘Sec. 1729B. Consolidated patient accounting centers

‘(a) In General- Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Veterans Revenue Enhancement Act of 2008, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish not more than seven consolidated patient accounting centers for conducting industry-modeled regionalized billing and collection activities of the Department.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(b) Functions- The centers shall carry out the following functions:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(1) Reengineer and integrate all business processes of the revenue cycle of the Department.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(2) Standardize and coordinate all activities of the Department related to the revenue cycle for all healthcare services furnished to veterans for non-service connected medical conditions.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(3) Apply commercial-industry standards for measures of access, timeliness, and performance metrics with respect to revenue enhancement of the Department.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘(4) Apply other requirements with respect to such revenue cycle improvement as the Secretary may specify.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1729A the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink





‘1729B. Consolidated patient accounting centers.’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink