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Breakout
Sessions |
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1:15 pm - 2:45 pm / 3:15
pm - 4:45 pm |
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| A. "Medical
Coding & Compliance" |
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Lisa A. Stavrakas,
CPC, CPC-H |
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| This session will look at
why compliance is still important, as well as helping medical
practices identify risk areas related to medicare and other
payers. The attendees will walk away with an understanding of
why compliance is still important and the tools necessary to
identify red flags in their practice through the use of
profiling provider evaluation and management services and
denial analysis. Ms. Stavrakas has over 15 years Current
Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Internal Classification of
Diseases (ICD-9) coding experience in physician billing,
education, management and consulting. |
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| B. "Stark
II Physician Recruitment & Compensation Arrangements" |
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Tom O'Donnell, J.D. |
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This presentation will
focus on physician recruitment arrangements between hospitals
and physician groups and individual physicians. In addition,
the presentation will cover compensation arrangements,
including productivity bonuses, professional courtesy
requirements, shared facility arrangements, rural location
exceptions and other physician benefits governed by the Stark
regulations.
Mr. O'Donnell's law firm, Polsinelli, Shalton & Welte, P.C. is
one of the largest health law practice groups in the Midwest.
With 11 attorneys devoted exclusively to Health Care Law, PSW
is able to respond to the needs of and provide solutions for
large and small health care providers alike. The Health Care
Law Group has extensive experience on the local, state and
national level in the areas of academic health care, HIPAA,
EMTALA, regulatory appeals, licensure, regulations of human
subjects research, managed care, Medicare and Medicaid
regulations and enforcement, and fraud and abuse. |
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| C. "Healthcare
Savings Accounts - Evaluating the Implications for Your
Practice, Physicians and Employees" |
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John Pence |
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Mr. Pence has worked in
the health care industry for 20 years. He is an employee
benefits broker/consultant with MSR Benefits Services in
Kansas City. He assists medical practices with their other
insurance needs including medical malpractice, as well. He has
also worked as a Practice Administrator and with a
provider-owned health plan in Kansas City.
MSR Benefit Services is a full service employee benefits
brokerage and consulting firm based in Mission, Kansas. They
assist all types and sizes of businesses with their group
benefit programs as well as helping individuals with their
personal insurance needs. |
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