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MEDICARE RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT AGENDA:
PRECONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM
Monday, September 14, 2009
Note, all times listed are Eastern Standard Time
(Registration optional; Required for RAC Certificate Program)
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PRECONFERENCE: MEDICARE RAC BOOT CAMP
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7:00 a.m. |
Registration Commences
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Preconference Boot Camp Overview
Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA (Co chair)
John Valenta
Director, Health Sciences, Regulatory and Capital Markets, Consulting, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Costa Mesa, CA (Co chair)
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8:15 a.m. |
From Legislative Authorization to National Implementation: The Key RAC Milestones, Results, and Lessons to Date
John Valenta
Director, Health Sciences, Regulatory and Capital Markets, Consulting, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Costa Mesa, CA (Co chair)
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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8:45 a.m. |
RAC Contractor Basics - What They Must, Can, and Cannot Do
Maureen T. Drach, RN, MBA
Director, Regulatory and Capital Markets Practice, Healthcare Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chicago, IL
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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9:15 a.m. |
The Basics of the Five-Stage RAC Appeals Process
Andrew B. Wachler, Esq.
Principal, Wachler & Associates, PC, Royal Oak, MI
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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10:00 a.m. |
Break
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10:30 a.m. |
RAC at Ground Zero: Managing RAC Demands at the Provider Level from Readiness through Appeal
Lisa Krumpter, RN, MS
Appeals Manager RAC Liaison, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip, NY
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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11:00 a.m. |
A RAC Toolkit off the Rack for Part A and Part B Providers
Laurine M. Johnson, MS, RHIA, CPC-H
Director, HIM Services, Health System Optimization Practice, Ingenix Consulting, Sarver, PA
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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11:30 a.m. |
Early Issues from the Resumption of RAC Implementation: An Interactive Speakers Panel and Dialogue with the Onsite and Online Audience
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12:00 p.m. |
Preconference Adjournment
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MEDICARE RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT AGENDA: DAY I
Monday, September 14, 2009
Note, all times listed are Eastern Standard Time
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MEDICARE RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTING: THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE
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1:15 p.m. |
Welcome and Conference Overview
Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA (Co chair)
Richard P. Kusserow
President and Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Management; Former Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; Former Vice Chair, President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency; Former Special Agent/Supervisor, FBI; Alexandria, VA (Co chair)
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1:30 p.m. |
Results of "Best Practice" Research on Hospital RAC Management
Jim Lazarus
Senior Director, The Advisory Board, Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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2:00 p.m. |
Update on National RAC Implementation - the View from the Provider Constituencies
Kathy Skrzypczak
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Services, Martin Memorial Health System, Stuart, FL
Denise Bloch
Director, Legal Matters, RehabCare Group, Inc., St. Louis, MO
Elizabeth Milton RN, BSN, GNP, PHN, ET
Principal, Life Enhancing Consulting, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Yoram Tanay
President, Tanay Consulting; CFO-Consultant, The Methodist Home of DC, Washington, DC
Day Egusquiza
President, AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, ID
Maureen T. Drach, RN, MBA
Director, Regulatory and Capital Markets Practice, Healthcare Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chicago, IL (Moderator)
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3:00 p.m. |
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
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3:30 p.m. |
AHIMA/AHA Standards (and Beyond) for RAC Tracking Tools
Denise Morris, RHIA, CCS
Senior RG Coordinator, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, FL
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
Caroline Rossi Steinberg
Vice President, Trends Analysis, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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4:15 p.m. |
Related CMS Program Integrity Efforts - the New ZPICs
Brenda Thew
Director, Division of Benefit Integrity Management Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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4:45 p.m. |
Anatomy of a DOJ Investigation
Cristine M. Miller
Healthcare Consultant, ChiMed Healthcare Business Consulting, LLC, Louisville, KY
Christie Moore
Attorney at Law, Greenbaum, Doll & McDonald, PLLC, Louisville, KY
Kent Wicker
Attorney at Law, Reed Wicker, PLLC, Louisville, KY
Presentation Material (Acrobat)
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5:30 p.m. |
Adjournment and Networking Reception
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