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THE NINTH NATIONAL RAC (AND MAC) SUMMIT
The Leading Forum on Public and Private Recovery Audit Contracting Programs
November 13 - 14, 2014
ONSITE ATTENDANCE
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Washington, DC
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WEBCAST ATTENDANCE
Live and Archived for 6 months
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MEDIA PARTNERS
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CO-LOCATED WITH
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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
November 13 - 14, 2014
Crystal Gateway Marriott
Washington, DC
www.PredictiveModelingSummit.com
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RAC CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
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The Summit will be offering continuing education credits for physicians, compliance professionals, coders, case managers, and CPAs in 2014. Click here for details. As specific credit hours are approved, the web site will be updated.
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FREE TRIAL OFFER FOR INSIDE HEALTH POLICY
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Inside Washington Publishers is offering friends of the Ninth 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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FOLLOW RAC SUMMIT ON
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RAC SUMMIT IS
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DOWNLOAD THE NEW RAC APP!
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The RAC (and MAC) Summit has a new app for your tablet or smart phone. Access speaker bios and presentations, the attendee list, an evaluation form, and more on your device. Here is the link in the Apple store for iPhone devices: Apple App Store Link. And here is the link for your Android phone: Android Google Play Store Link.
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TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
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The RAC (and MAC) Summit is now offering partial and full Tuition Scholarships to qualifying representatives of local, state and federal government, consumer advocate organizations, safety net providers, academics, students and health services research organizations.
Click here for more information.
SUPPORTED BY
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GRANTORS
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BRONZE
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ADDITIONAL GRANTOR
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THE NINTH NATIONAL RAC (AND MAC) SUMMIT
November 13 - 14, 2014
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ONSITE
Crystal Gateway Marriott
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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Dawn Crump
Vice President, Audit Management Solutions, Healthport, Alpharetta, GA |
Day Egusquiza
President, AR Systems, Inc., Twin Falls, ID |
Jessica L. Gustafson, Esq.
Founding Shareholder, The Health Law Partners, Southfield, MI
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Larry Hegland, MD, MMM
System Medical Director for Recovery Audit and Appeal Services, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, Weston, WI |
Ronald J. Rejzer, MD
Senior Vice President/ Chief Physician Advisor, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems; President, American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA), Dallas, TX
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Janice H. Eidem, JD, PMP
Senior Vice President and CMS-QIC Lead, MAXIMUS Federal Services, Inc., Pittsford NY |
Melissa Jackson, JD
Senior Associate Director, Policy, American Hospital Association
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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 |
Arika L. Pierce, JD
Vice President, Federal and State Government Relations, HMS, Washington DC
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FEATURED FACULTY
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Greg Beech
Senior Revenue Cycle Analyst, eSolutions, Olathe, KS |
Terri Benskin, RHIA
Coordinator, Audit and Quality Monitoring, University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, MO |
Kimberly Brandt, CHC, JD
Chief Healthcare Investigative Counsel, Senate Finance Committee Minority Staff; former Counsel, Allston & Bird LLP; former Director, Medicare Program Integrity Group, CMS, Washington, DC
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Keri Conley
Associate General Counsel, Georgia Hospital Association, Marietta, GA |
Lucy Ebel, RN, MSN, ACM
Care Management, Holland Hospital, Holland, MI |
Larry Hegland, MD, MMM
System Medical Director for Recovery Audit and Appeal Services, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, Weston, WI
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Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP
Vice President, Accretive Physician Advisory Services (AccretivePAS), Chicago, IL |
Teresa K. Hogue, MD
Medical Review Physician, St. Vincent Health System, Indianapolis, IN |
Edward Hu, MD
Medical Director, Department of Case Management, Rex Hospital, UNC Healthcare System, Raleigh, NC
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Maria Johar, MD
Administrative Director, ProMedica, Toledo, OH |
Alyssa Keefe
Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, California Hospital Association, Washington, DC |
Thomas Kravis, MD
Physician Executive, 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA
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William Malm, ND, RN, CMAS
Senior Manager of Revenue Integrity Communications, Craneware, Atlanta, GA |
Steven Meyerson, MD
Senior Vice President of Regulations and Education Group Accretive Physician Advisory Services (AccretivePAS), Chicago, IL |
Debra Patterson, MD
Vice President of Clinical Affairs and Executive Medicare Medical Director, Novitas, Mechanicsburg, PA
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Abby Pendleton, Esq.
Founding Shareholder, The Health Law Partners, Southfield, MI |
Stewart M. Presser
Vice President, Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, NY |
Michael A. Salvatore, MD, FACP
Physician Advisor, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE
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K. Cheyenne Santiago, RN
Senior Nurse Analyst, WPS Medicare - Provider Outreach & Education, Omaha, NE |
Joe Schindler
Vice President of Finance, Minnesota Hospital Association, St. Paul, MN |
Kathy Shumpert, MSN, RN, CCDS
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Community Howard Regional Health, Kokomo, IN
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Tracey Tomak, RHIA
System Manager, Revenue Cycle Operations Compliance, St. Vincent Health System, Indianapolis, IN |
Marc Tucker, DO
Senior Director of Audit, Compliance and Education, Executive Health Resources, Newtown Square, PA
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E.G. "Nick" Ulmer, Jr., MD, CPC
Vice President, Clinical Services and Medical Director for Case Management, Spartanburg Regional Health System, Spartanburg, SC |
Daniel M. Zirkman, MD
Physician Advisor, Executive Health Resources, Freehold, NJ
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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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