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EIGHTH NATIONAL
RAC (and MAC) SUMMIT
Getting it right the first time...and what to do if you don't
December 4 - 6, 2013
ATTEND ONSITE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan Airport
Washington, DC
WEBCAST ATTENDANCE
Live and Archived for 6 months
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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The Eighth National RAC (and MAC) Summit is pleased to offer continuing education credits for physicians, CCM® board certified case managers, and coders and is exploring other credits as well. See the special Continuing Education tab for details.
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RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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The exam for the RAC (and MAC) Summit certificate program is now available. Candidates have 90 days to pass the exam with a score of 70% or better to earn their certificate.
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GRANTORS
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ADDITIONAL GRANTOR
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SAVE THE DATE!
2d PHYSICIAN ADVISOR - UR TEAM BOOT CAMP
JULY 14 - 16, 2014
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Mark your calendar now for July 14-16, 2014. That's when the 2d Physcian Advsor - UR Team Boot Camp will take place. Co-produced by the RAC Summit and Day Egusquiza of AR Systems, Inc., the Boot Camp will be held at the Hyatt Ragency at O'Hare Airport. Continuing education credits will be provided for physicians, nurses, coders, CPAs, and case managers.
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CO-LOCATED WITH
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FOURTH NATIONAL READMISSIONS SUMMIT
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A Hybrid Conference, Internet Event and Training Tool
The Leading Forum on Hospital Readmissions and Strategies for Transitions of Care
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review and Health Affairs
December 4 - 6, 2013
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, DC
www.ReadmissionsSummit.com
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SEVENTH NATIONAL PREDICTIVE MODELING SUMMIT
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A Hybrid Conference, Internet Event and Training Tool
The Leading Forum on Health Care Predictive Modeling Implications, Strategies and Solutions for Care Management, Underwriting, Profiling and Related Activities
Media Partners: Harvard Health Policy Review, Health Affairs and Predictive Modeling News
December 4 - 5, 2013
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, DC
www.PredictiveModelingSummit.com
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FOLLOW RAC SUMMIT ON
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FREE TRIAL OFFER FOR INSIDE HEALTH POLICY
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Inside Washington Publishers is offering friends of the Eighth National RAC (and MAC) Summit a free four-week trial subscription to their newsletter Inside Health Policy. The free trial includes all regular subscriber services, including an e-mail alert every business day as a reminder of what's been added to the site.
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EIGHTH NATIONAL RAC (and MAC) SUMMIT
December 4 - 6, 2013
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ATTEND ONSITE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan Airport
Washington, DC
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WEBCAST ATTENDANCE
In your own office or home live via the Internet
with 24/7 access for six months
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CO CHAIRS
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Brian Annulis
Partner, Meade, Roach, and Annulis, LLP, Chicago, IL |
Day Egusquiza
President, AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, ID
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Larry T. Hegland, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, The Diagnostic and Treatment Center, Weston, WI |
Ralph Wuebker, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer, Executive Health Resources, Newtown Square, PA
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ALJ PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES
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C. F. Moore
Deputy Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Arlington, VA
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CONTRACTOR PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES
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Laurence Clark, MD, FACP
Medical Director - NGS Medicare, National Government Services, E. Syracuse, NY |
Janice H. Eidem, JD, PMP
CMS-QIC Lead, MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc., Victor, NY |
Deepak Pahuja, MD, FACP
Chief Medical Officer, Aerolib Healthcare Solutions, LLC, Erie, PA
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Maria Perrin
Chief Business Officer, HMS Holdings Corp., New York, NY |
K. Cheyenne Santiago, RN
Senior Nurse Analyst, WPS Medicare - Provider Outreach & Education, Omaha, NE
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CONGRESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES AND ISSSUES
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Matt Kazan, MPP
Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee Majority Staff, Washington, DC |
Josh Trent
Health Policy Advisor, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla), Washington, DC
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INTERQUAL AND MILLIMAN CARE GUIDELINES ISSUES
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William D. Rifkin, MD, FACP, FHM
Managing Editor, MCG (formerly Milliman Care Guidelines), New York, NY |
Robert Roth, MD, MPH
Medical Director for InterQual®, McKesson Corporation
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HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES
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Charles Cataline
Vice President, Health Economics and Policy, The Ohio Hospital Association, Columbus, OH |
Suzie Draper
Vice President of Business. Ethics & Compliance, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT |
Jeannine Engel, MD
Physician Advisor, University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT
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Jeffrey Farber, MD, MBA
CMO, Mount Sinai Care, LLC; Associate Professor, Brookdale Dept of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Director, Appeals Management and Clinical Documentation Improvement Departments, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY |
Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq.
Founding Shareholder, The Health Law Partners, Southfield, MI |
Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP
Vice President, Accretive Physician Advisory Services (AccretivePAS), Chicago, IL
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Christine H. Newgren
Chief Compliance Officer & Chief Audit Executive, University of Colorado Health, Auora, CO |
Melissa Jackson, JD
Senior Associate Director, Policy, American Hospital Association |
Alyssa Keefe
Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, California Hospital Association, Washington, DC
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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 |
Steven Meyerson, MD
Senior Vice President of Regulations and Education Group Accretive Physician Advisory Services (AccretivePAS), Chicago, IL |
Stewart M. Presser
Vice President, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY
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Kathy Reep
Vice President, Financial Services, Florida Hospital Association, Orlando, FL |
Ernie de los Santos
Founder & Faculty Chair, Appeal Academy, Apple Valley, CA |
Michael A. Salvatore, MD, FACP
Physician Advisor, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE
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Howard Stein, MD
Physician Advisor, Centrastate Medical Center, Freehold, NJ |
E.G. "Nick" Ulmer, Jr., MD CPC
Vice President, Clinical Services and Medical Director for Case Management, Spartanburg Regional Health System, Spartanburg, SC |
Stephen Weiser, JD, LLM
Of Counsel, Meade & Roach, LLP, Chicago, IL
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Marcia Widmer, MPP, CPC
Director of Compliance and Audit, North Shore Medical Center, Inc., Partners HealthCare System, Inc., Salem, MA |
Denise Wilson
Director, Training and Education, AppealMasters, Lutherville, MD |
Karen L. Zurek
Assistant Vice President/Patient Accounting, Carolinas Healthcare System, Charlotte, NC
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CMS RAC INTERACTIVE MAPS
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Click below to see larger, interactive versions of the maps.
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Medicare Compliance Contractors Map
This interacrtive map shows all of the various Medicare compliance contractors, including RACs and MACs, responsible for health care entities in each State.
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State Medicaid RAC Program Status
Section 6411 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 required States and territories to establish Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) programs. This interactive map summarizes the current status of each jurisdiction's RAC program, based on the information submitted in its State Plan Amendment (SPA).
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Current RAC Regions |
New RAC Regions
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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 WEBCAST 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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WEBCAST 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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