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Agenda: Day II
Friday, December 6, 2013
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7:00 am
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Registration Opens
Networking Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Optional Hosted Breakfast Table Topics
- Physician Advisor Roundtable
Larry T. Hegland, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, The Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Weston, WI
- Using Lean and Six Sigma to Improve Documentation Processes
Ernie de los Santos
Founder and Faculty Chair, Appeal Academy, Los Angeles, CA
- CDI and ICD10
E.G. "Nick" Ulmer, Jr., MD, CPC
Vice President, Clinical Services and Medical Director for Case Management, Spartanburg Regional Health System, Spartanburg, SC
- OBS, Readmissions, and the CMS Penalties
Michael Salvatore, MD
Physician Advisor, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE
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THE ROAD AHEAD
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8:00 am
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Welcome and Overview
Ralph Wuebker, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Executive Health Resources, Newtown Square, PA (Summit Co Chair)
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8:15 am
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The Road Ahead -- AHA Policy Agenda
Melissa Jackson, JD
Senior Associate Director, Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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8:55 am
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Legal Update
Preparing for a Medicare Appeals Council Appeal -- What You Need at the ALJ Level
Steve Weiser, JD, LLM
Of Counsel, Meade, Roach & Annulis, LLP, Chicago, IL
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Two-Midnight Rule: Implications for Auditor Behavior and Appeal Strategies
Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq.
Founding Shareholder, The Health Law Partners, Southfield, MI
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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9:35 am
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Implementing an Integrated CDI-ICD10-Patient Status Effort
Day Egusquiza
President, AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, ID
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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10:05 am |
Networking Break and Prize Drawing in the Exhibit Hall
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10:30 am
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National Policies and Issues Regarding ALJs
The Honorable C.F. "Spike" Moore
Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Arlington, VA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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11:00 am
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Congressional Advocacy
Suzie Draper
Vice President of Business Ethics and Compliance, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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Charles F. S. Locke, MD
Senior Physician Advisor, Utilization/Clinical Resource Management, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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Michael Salvatore, MD
Physician Advisor, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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Melissa Jackson, JD
Senior Associate Director, Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC (Moderator)
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The final session of the Summit with the Congressional staff must be completely off the record. Press will not be permitted in the room, and the session will not be filmed or recorded. Therefore the Summit webcast will end at the conclusion of the previous session.
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11:40 am
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Current Congressional Interests and Initiatives
Matt Kazan, MPP
Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee Majority Staff, Washington, DC
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Josh Trent, MA
Health Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla), Washington, DC
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12:15 pm |
Adjourn the Summit
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