presented on Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Important clarification on CMS' announcement on the NPI standard
Listen to this important 90-minute audioconference and learn everything you need to know about CMS’ recent announcement it will delay enforcement of the national provider identifier (NPI) standard for one year.
CMS’ announcement included a statement that it will allow covered entities who establish contingency plans in good faith to avoid penalties until May 23, 2008. The audioconference will cover the good faith and contingency plan conditions, and provide you with tips for working with trading partners to develop workable systems for ensuring payment and moving forward with NPI use.
Be careful with regard to Medicare
Keep in mind that the CMS decree only permits use of contingency plans; it does not mandate their use. So if a payer insists that it will only accept the NPI after May 23, 2007, providers might have to comply. Medicare has announced that it may do this as early as July.
AGENDA
- CMS NPI contingency plan guidance
- “Good faith” condition
- Permission to implement contingency plan
- Medicare’s contingency plan
- Provider/Payer–Continue working toward NPI use
- Internal applications work properly
- Connections
- Test internally/externally
- Trading Partner Communication
- Know exactly what the partner wants/needs/is capable of
- Develop a contingency plan
- Step-by-step
- Gather the necessary documentation
- Q&A
AT THE END OF THIS AUDIOCONFERENCE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO
- Explain CMS’ contingency plan guidance and Medicare’s official contingency plan.
- Summarize the primary components with regard to NPI implementation and contingency planning.
- Demonstrate the importance of communication with trading partners.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Susan Miller, JD, is chief operating officer and chief privacy officer of HealthTransactions.com, a company empowering the healthcare industry by providing strategic information that enables clients using the newest technology to gain efficiencies, interoperability, and strength in their market space. Ms. Miller is a founding co-chair of the WEDI SNIP Security and Privacy Work Group and co-chair of SHARP. In addition, she is active in the ongoing NPI groupings for the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI).
Chris Apgar, CISSP, is president of Apgar & Associates, LLC in Portland, OR, an independent consulting firm specializing security, privacy, HIPAA; global and detailed business process review; information systems project development; and lobbyist activity. He is working with the US Department of Health & Human Services to develop national privacy & security standards to assist in confidential and efficient electronic health record exchange. Mr. Apgar is a member of the editorial boards for Health Information Compliance Insider and HIPAA Security Compliance Insider.
BONUS TOOLS
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and these valuable tools:
- Link to CMS’ contingency plan guidance
- Link to the MLN Matters article regarding Medicare’s contingency plan
- Link to transmittal regarding Medicare’s contingency plan
These materials are provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Patient financial services, patient account, patient access and admitting directors; revenue system and revenue cycle professionals; CIOs; medical staff and credentialing professionals. This program will also be of interest to information services and information technology staff, HIM directors, corporate compliance officers, billing staff, and finance professionals.
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