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Press Release: Ninth National RAC (and MAC) Summit Features Special Physician Advisor Track
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- November 13-14, 2014
- Continuing Education Credits for Physicians, Case Managers, Compliance Officer, Coders, and CPAs
- Preconference on Creating an Integrated CDI Program
- AHA, MAC, QIC, ALJ, and Congressional Staff Part of the Faculty
- Special Best Practice Sessions for Hospital PAs and Staff
- Legal Update, Hospital Association Panel, Part C Audit Issues
- Lots of Networking Opportunities with Faculty
- A Special RAC Certificate Program
- Onsite at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan Airport
- Online In Your Own Office or Home live via the Internet with Six Months
- www.RACSummit.com
PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 800-503-0188
Email: registration@hcconferences.com
Website: www.RACSummit.com |
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REGISTER NOW
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Register now for the Ninth National RAC (and MAC) Summit on November 13-14 at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan Airport in Washington DC.
Registrants may attend the event in person or online (live webcast and archived for 6 months). Early Bird discounted rates available until October 17.
Click here to register.
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FACULTY FOR THE SPECIAL SESSION ON PHYSICIAN ADVISOR ISSUES
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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 |
Edward Hu, MD
Medical Director, Department of Case Management, Rex Hospital, UNC Healthcare System, Raleigh, NC |
Michael A. Salvatore, MD, FACP
Physician Advisor, Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE
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Daniel M. Zirkman, MD
Physician Advisor, Executive Health Resources, Freehold, NJ |
Ronald J. Rejzer, MD
Senior Vice President/ Chief Physician Advisor, Parkland Health and Hospital Systems; President, American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA), Dallas, TX (Chair) |
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WASHINGTON DC USA -- RAC UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- OCTOBER 9, 2014: The Ninth National RAC (and MAC) Summit, www.RACsummit.com, to be held November 13-14 at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan Airport in Washington, DC, today announced that it will feature a special track session dedicated to Physician Advisors, chaired by Ronald J. Rejzer, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Advisor at Parkland Health and Hospital Systems in Dallas, and President of the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA). Joining Dr. Rejzer are four leading Physician Advisors who will describe their roles and responsibilities and engage the Physician Advisor attendees in an extended educational Q&A session.
For those who cannot make it to DC in person, the Summit offers a live streaming webcast of all sessions, plus a web archive for six months. Faculty are posted on the conference web site -- www.RACsummit.com -- and registration is open now with special Early Bird rates until October 17. A wide variety of CEUs are available -- for physicians, coders, case managers, compliance officers, and CPAs. Tuition scholarships are also available for those with financial need.
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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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RAC SUMMIT IS
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
- SAVE UP TO $300 -
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Register by Friday, October 17, 2014 for Early Bird discount and save up to $300.
Click here to register.
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BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE
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Click here to download the brochure.
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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.
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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 (Invited)
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 |
Larry Hegland, MD, MMM
System Medical Director for Recovery Audit and Appeal Services, Chief Medical Officer, Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, Weston, WI |
Ronald Hirsch, MD, FACP
Vice President, Accretive Physician Advisory Services (AccretivePAS), Chicago, IL
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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 |
Maria Johar, MD
Administrative Director, ProMedica, Toledo, OH
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Alyssa Keefe
Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs, California Hospital Association, Washington, DC |
Thomas Kravis, MD
Physician Executive, 3M Health Information Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA |
William Malm, ND, RN, CMAS
Senior Manager of Revenue Integrity Communications, Craneware, Atlanta, GA
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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 |
Abby Pendleton, Esq.
Founding Shareholder, The Health Law Partners, Southfield, MI
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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 |
K. Cheyenne Santiago, RN
Senior Nurse Analyst, WPS Medicare - Provider Outreach & Education, Omaha, NE
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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 |
Deb Theisen-Chenchar, RN-BC, BSN
Nurse Executive for Clinical Operations and Quality, Mercy Health Network - Central Iowa, Des Moines, IA
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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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