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THE FOURTH NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT CONTENT IS NOW AVAILABLE
IN VARIOUS POST CONFERENCE FORMATS

The Fourth National Medicare RAC Summit conference content is now available in a variety of formats.

You may now purchase the packaged Medicare Rac Summit Training Program, which includes preconference readings and online courses, the conference video with synchronized PowerPoint presentations and the post conference online exam. This content is perfect for corporate compliance training programs and can be purchased at deep group discounts.

Alternatively, you may purchase just the Summit streaming content in the following formats: Flash Drive or online archive (6 months access).

THE COMPLETE ONLINE RAC TRAINING PROGRAM IS NOW AVAILABLE
  • Includes:
    • Background readings (available online)
    • A complete curriculum of the following 3 online training modules on preparing for and responding to RAC audits, prepared by Davis Wright Tremaine and Deloitte & Touche (3 hours):
      • Module I: Understanding and Preparing for RAC Program Implementation
      • Module II: Responding to RAC Audit Notifications and Data Requests
      • Module III: Dealing with RAC Audit Results
    • Streaming Video of entire RAC Summit with synchronized PowerPoint presentations (18 hours of content) (6 months of access - 24/7)
    • Online examination with certificate of completion
  • Integrates easily into corporate compliance training program
  • Purchase individually for $595
  • Or license multiple seats as follows:
    • 5 or more for $395 each
    • 10 or more for $295 each
    • 15 or more for $195 each
    • 20 or more for $95 each

ALTERNATEIVELY YOU CAN PURCHASE JUST THE FOURTH NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT CONTENT AS FOLLOWS:

Online Archive of 2010 Fourth National Medicare RAC Summit Presentations today!
Complete conference: $595
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Flash Drive of 2010 Fourth National Medicare RAC Summit Presentations today!
$245
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FINALLY YOU MAY PURCHASE FOURTH NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS:
Click here to purchase individual presentations for $59.95 in online archive format (6 months of access - 24/7).




Medicare compliance Medicare RAC recovery conference

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


MEDICARE RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM



MEDICARE RAC CO SPONSORS
























SUMMIT GRANTORS

BRONZE GRANTORS

ADDITIONAL GRANTORS


FEATURED SESSIONS

  • 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

  • MARCH 2010 THIRD MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT POST CONFERENCE MULTIMEDIA, ONLINE ARCHIVE AND EXAM NOW AVAILABLE

    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.

    MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT IS A

    NEW CMS MEDICARE LEARNING NETWORK DOCUMENTS ON RAC

    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

    AHA RELEASES 2d QUARTER 2010 RACTrac RESULTS

    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.

    CMS RELEASES SPA FORM RE STATE MEDICAID RACs

    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).

    CMS RELEASES DRAFT RULE ON FRAUD AND ABUSE

    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.

    RAC SUMMIT APPROVED FOR 12 PHIA CEUs

    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.

    RAC SUMMIT APPROVED FOR 12 AAPC CEUs

    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.

    RECENT GAO REPORTS

    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]

    FOURTH NATIONAL MEDICARE RAC SUMMIT
    September 13 - 14, 2010


    ONSITE
    Crystal Gateway Marriott
    Arlington, VA


    OR
    ONLINE
    In your own office or home live via the Internet
    with 24/7 access for six months


    MEDICARE RAC CONFERENCE CO CHAIRS


    Kathleen Houston Drummy, Esq.
    Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, CA

    Day Egusquiza
    President, AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, ID

    Stew Presser
    Vice President, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY

    Kathy Reep, MBA
    Vice President, Financial Services, Florida Hospital Association, Orlando, FL

    KEYNOTE SPEAKERS


    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

    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

    HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES, COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, AND RAC LIAISONS


    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


    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

    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

    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

    NATIONAL RAC LEGAL AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS


    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

    Cynthia M. Lipsitz, MD, MPH
    Senior Medical Reviewer, Washington & West, LLC, Baltimore, MD

    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

    Jane Snecinski, MBA, FACHE
    President, Post Acute Advisors, Atlanta, GA

    Andrew B. Wachler, Esq.
    Principal, Wachler & Associates, PC, Royal Oak, MI
    NATIONAL PROGRAM INTEGRITY CONTRACTOR MAPS
    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).

    RAC Map

    Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding

    MICs Map

    Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding

    ZPICs Map

    Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding

    MACs A/B Map

    Map prepared by and used with permission of King & Spalding

    CONTENT OPTIONS
    TRADITIONAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
    Register for Preconference Medicare RAC Boot Camp and/or Conference.

    MEDICARE RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
    The Medicare RAC Summit is offering a Medicare RAC Certificate Program in the form of an optional course within the conference for attendees wishing to take a deeper dive into the Summit's subject matter. The Program requirements are:
    • Completion of preconference readings - Click here to review pre-course reading
    • Completion of online training modules on preparing for and responding to RAC audits, prepared by Davis Wright Tremaine and Deloitte & Touche
    • Attend Preconference Medicare RAC Boot Camp either in person or online
    • Attend Summit either in person or online
    • Successful completion of a post-conference online examination - Click here to take sample examination.

    Attendees who successfully complete Program requirements will receive a certificate of completion.


    PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
    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







    INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE

    Click here for a sample stream
    THE GROUP REGISTRATION/ONLINE TRAINING ALTERNATIVE
    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.

    HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEALTH SYSTEM RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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