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FOURTH NATIONAL
MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT
The Expansion of RAC and Contingency Auditing under Health Reform
September 13 - 14, 2010
ONSITE
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
ONLINE
Live and Archived for 6 months
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MEDICARE RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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MEDICARE RAC CO SPONSORS
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SUMMIT GRANTORS
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BRONZE GRANTORS
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ADDITIONAL GRANTORS
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FEATURED SESSIONS
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Medicare RAC Preconference Boot Camp
The GAO Report on RAC
What your Board Needs to Know and Why
Plenary sessions on RAC, QIO, MAC, MIC and more
Interactive Hospital Roundtable on Current Issues
Challenges for Small Hospitals and CAHs
Concurrent Technical and Tactical Tracks
Legal Roundtable
Networking by Topic and by Region
Breakfast and Luncheon Table Topics
Medicare RAC Certificate Program
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MARCH 2010 THIRD MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT POST CONFERENCE MULTIMEDIA, ONLINE ARCHIVE AND EXAM NOW AVAILABLE
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Click here post-conference multimedia from the Third National Medicare RAC Summit.
Click here for online archive of the
Third National Medicare RAC Summit.
Click here for 2010 post conference online examination.
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MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT IS A
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NEW CMS MEDICARE LEARNING NETWORK DOCUMENTS ON RAC
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CMS released two new RAC MLN Matters documents on September 23. Click below to view:
SE 1027: Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Demonstration High-Risk Medical Necessity Vulnerabilities for Inpatient Hospitals
SE 1028: RAC Demonstration High-Risk Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Coding Vulnerabilities for Inpatient Hospitals
and previously
SE1024: (July 12, 2010) -- RAC Demonstration High-Risk Vulnerabilities -- No Documentation or Insufficient Documentation Submitted
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AHA RELEASES 2d QUARTER 2010 RACTrac RESULTS
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AHA has released the full report on the 2d Quarter 2010 findings from the national RACTrac survey. The highlights of that survey were presented by Vice President Elizabeth Baskett on September 13 at the Fourth National Medicare RAC Summit. The full survey document is here.
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CMS RELEASES SPA FORM RE STATE MEDICAID RACs
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In the September 10, 2010 Federal Register CMS published a notice regarding a State Plan Preprint for Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) that States can use to attest to their having estbalished a Medicaid RAC by December 31, 2010: "States may submit, to CMS, a State Plan Amendment (SPA) attesting that they will establish a Medicaid RAC program. States have broad discretion regarding the Medicaid RAC program design and the number of entities with which they elect to contract." Click here for the full text (see item #3).
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CMS RELEASES DRAFT RULE ON FRAUD AND ABUSE
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As noted by Deputy Administrator Peter Budetti, MD, JD in his keynote address at the Fourth Medicare RAC Summit, CMS will be engaging in a very proactive campaign against fraud and abuse under new PPACA authorities. A draft rule was published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2010 and can be accessed here.
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RAC SUMMIT APPROVED FOR 12 PHIA CEUs
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This program meets the required guidelines for continuing education units through the Professional Healthcare Institute of America (PHIA) and has been approved for 12 CEUs. Certificates will be issued onsite. Online attendees must enroll in, complete, and successfully pass the final examination for the Medicare RAC Certificate Program in order to earn the 12 CEUs.
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RAC SUMMIT APPROVED FOR 12 AAPC CEUs
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This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 12 continuing education hours, 6.0 in Core A and 6.0 in Core B. Certificates will be issued onsite. Online attendees must enroll in, complete, and successfully pass the final examination for the Medicare RAC Certificate Program in order to earn the 12 CEUs.
Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
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RECENT GAO REPORTS
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Click here for a copy of the March 2010 GAO Report on RAC prepared by Kathleen King and her staff.
Click here for a copy of the March 2010 GAO Report on MACs prepared by Kathleen King and her staff.
Click here for a copy of the June 15, 2010 GAO Report on Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: Challenges and Strategies for Preventing Improper Payments, prepared by Kathleen King and her staff [NEW]
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FOURTH NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT
September 13 - 14, 2010
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ONSITE
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Arlington, VA
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ONLINE
In your own office or home live via the Internet
with 24/7 access for six months
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MEDICARE RAC CONFERENCE CO CHAIRS
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Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA |
Day Egusquiza
President, AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, ID
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Stew Presser
Vice President, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY |
Kathy Reep, MBA
Vice President, Financial Services, Florida Hospital Association, Orlando, FL
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Peter P. Budetti, MD, JD
Deputy Administrator, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Director, Center for Program Integrity, US Department of Health & Human Services, Washington, DC |
Kathleen M. King
Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC |
Don May
Vice President for Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
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Andrew Rothschild, MD, MS, MPH, FAAP, CCDS
Associate Director, Navigant Consulting, Inc., Austin, TX |
James G. Sheehan, Esq.
New York State Medicaid, Inspector General; Former Associate United States Attorney, US Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Albany, NY
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HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES, COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, AND RAC LIAISONS
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Cindy K. Bartlett, MHA
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, BSHR, Compliance and Privacy Officer, Bon Secours, Hampton Roads, Suffolk, VA |
Elizabeth Baskett, MPA
Associate Director for Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC |
Ann M. Brannan RN, BSN
RAC Coordinator (Retired), Wallace Thomson Hospital, Union, SC
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Rosemary R. Brown
Manager Revenue Cycle, Tahoe Forest Hospital District, Truckee, CA |
Jeffrey Farber, MD
Medical Director, Appeals Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement Departments, Mt. Sinai Medical Center; and Assistant Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY |
Betsy Hall, MPH, CHC
Corporate Compliance Officer and Privacy Officer, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare, Louisville, KY
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Ginny Kim, MPH
Compliance and Privacy Officer, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, CA |
Denise Morris, RHIA, CCS
Senior DRG Coordinator, Health Information Management, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, FL |
Joanie Perkins, CPC, CHCM
RAC Coordinator, North Sunflower Medical Center, Ruleville, MS
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Barbara Piascik, CHFP, CHC
Senior Vice President/ Chief Compliance Officer, St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, New York, NY |
Michael Soisson, MS, MHA
Executive Director, Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Philadelphia, PA
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NATIONAL RAC LEGAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS
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Brian D. Annulis
Partner, Meade & Roach, Chicago, IL |
Cheryl J. Golden, CPA, MHA, CHC, CPC-A, CHRC
Senior Manager, Health Sciences, Regulatory Risk & Compliance, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Tampa, FL
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Cynthia M. Lipsitz, MD, MPH
Senior Medical Reviewer, Washington & West, LLC, Baltimore, MD
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Ryan D. Meade
Partner, Meade & Roach, Chicago, IL |
Jerry Miller, RN, MBA
Vice President, Revenue Cycle, Quorum Health Resources, LLC, Brentwood, TN |
Mark Pierce, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Streamline Health, Cincinnati, OH
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Jane Snecinski, MBA, FACHE
President, Post Acute Advisors, Atlanta, GA |
Andrew B. Wachler, Esq.
Principal, Wachler & Associates, PC, Royal Oak, MI
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NATIONAL PROGRAM INTEGRITY CONTRACTOR MAPS
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Click below to see larger versions of the maps of the national landscape for the RAC Contractors, Medicaid Integrity Audit Contractors (MICs), Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs), and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs A/B).
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RAC Map
Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding
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MICs Map
Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding
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ZPICs Map
Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding
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MACs A/B Map
Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding
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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
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TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person.
Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction
LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE
Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience
at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event.
The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations.
Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office |
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INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE
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Click here for a sample stream
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THE GROUP REGISTRATION/ONLINE TRAINING ALTERNATIVE
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By arranging to license online group access to the Summit Medicare RAC Certificate Program, health care providers subject to RAC audits can implement an organization-wide online Certificate Program on preparing for, responding to and appealing a RAC audit. The organization's training coordinator can assign and track online participation. Successful completion of the training can be evidenced by passing the post conference training examination.
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HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTH SYSTEM RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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