The West Virginia State Medical Association presents
an exclusive physician education outreach program
“An Evening with the RAC”
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program
Thursday, July 16, 2009
at the
Charleston Marriott
5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
CMS officials will be joined by the Medical Director and other top officials from Connolly Consulting Inc., the RAC for Region C, which includes West Virginia, to offer an exclusive presentation for West Virginia physicians and their office staff. This is the only scheduled physician meeting with Connolly Consulting and CMS in West Virginia. Please plan to join the WVSMA for this special presentation.
Purpose:
The purpose of this program is to introduce providers to the new RAC contractor and to provide information about the RAC program. Following presentations by CMS and Connolly Consulting, an open Q&A session will be held, allowing physicians and other attendees to ask questions and express any concerns.
Registration will be limited to the first 150 registrants. Because of anticipated high demand for this program, we suggest that you reserve your spot soon!
The RAC:
As a means of review, the RACs are hired by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to reduce improper payments by identifying and collecting overpayments, identifying underpayments, and implementing actions to prevent improper payments in the future. Section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 made the RAC Program permanent and required the Secretary to expand the program to all 50 states by no later than 2010. On October 6, 2008, CMS announced awards for the four permanent RACs. Each RAC is responsible for identifying overpayment and underpayments in approximately ¼ of the country.
The RAC demonstration program has proven to be successful in returning dollars to the Medicare Trust Funds; however, they also identify monies that need to be returned to physicians and other providers. The RACs are paid on a contingency basis for their recovery efforts.
Program/ CME Information:
Registration and reception will open at 5:00 PM. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. The program will convene at 5:30 PM and end at 8:30 PM. The CAMC Health Education and Research Institute designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category I credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Lodging:
The WVSMA has secured a discounted block of rooms at the Marriott for program attendees at $126.00 per night. To book a room online, go to www.marriott.com., locate the Charleston Marriott and use the Group Code BBGC and the 7 digit code BBGBBGA. To book by telephone, dial 304-345-6500. Request event code BBGC or the WV State Medical Association Reception. Discounted rates apply only to those rooms reserved by July 2, 2009.
Cost:
WVSMA members may attend for $175.00 and non-members for $275.00. Special rates are offered to any staff person(s) attending with a physician at $50.00 per staff person. Registration forms are available at the WVSMA website, www.wvsma.com. If you have additional questions, please contact Barbara Good (304) 925-0342, ext. 11 or via email Barbara@wvsma.com or by reply to this message.
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