AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE
Sponsored by Healthcare Compliance Professional’s Guide to the False Claims Act
presented on January 22, 2008
Go beyond the basics of CMS’ Clinical Trial Research Policy
CMS’ updates to its Clinical Trials Research Policy mean big changes to which services Medicare will cover as part of clinical trials. The stakes are high for hospitals trying to comply with Medicare’s revamped coverage and billing rules. Being familiar with the policy isn’t enough. You need to go beyond the requirements for specific, real-world case studies to help ensure compliance.
Hone in on potential pitfalls and top risk-areas during this live 90-minute audioconference led by industry expert F. Lisa Murtha, JD, CHC.
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The detailed examples covered by this program make knowing what clinical trials Medicare can and cannot be billed for easy to understand.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA
- CMS’s Clinical Trial Research Policy national coverage determination
- Current billing rules for clinical trials
- Road map for rule navigation
- Potential financial implications of compliance for hospitals
- Continued challenges and questions under the clinical trial policy
- Therapeutic intent requirement
- Humanitarian use devices
- Medicare’s secondary payer rules
- What should providers do from a billing/compliance prospective
- Top risk areas for larger hospitals
- Top risk areas for community hospitals
- Implications for Part A and Part B billing
- Case Studies
A question and answer session follows the program
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of the program you will be able to:
- Explain the changes to the CMS Clinical Trial Research Policy national coverage determination
- Identify which humanitarian use devices Medicare will continue to cover
- Determine improvement areas for your facility
- Ensure your facility’s compliance with clinical trials billing
BONUS TOOLS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and:
- Sample coverage grid
- Flow chart on how coverage analysis is done
These materials are provided with PDF links.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN
Compliance officers, auditors, general counsel, CFOs, research coordinators, research administrators, IRB members, physicians, hospital billing staff, investigators, physician office administrators
MEET THE SPEAKERS
F. Lisa Murtha, J.D., CHC, managing director of Huron Consulting Group. Murtha focuses her practice in clinical research compliance, revenue cycle work, billing and coding issues, internal investigations, corporate governance/ethics, and HIPAA work. Prior to joining Huron she served as the Vice President of Audit, Compliance, and Chief Privacy Officer for The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the Stokes Research Institute, and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Practice Association.
Ryan D. Meade, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Meade & Roach, LLP and partner Meade Roach Consulting, LLP. Meade focuses his legal practice and consulting work on regulatory compliance matters for health care organizations, concentrating principally on Medicare/Medicaid billing compliance, clinical trial research compliance, and health information management/HIPAA compliance. Meade also provides legal advice in health care fraud and abuse analysis. Currently he is a member of the CMS’ Compliance Effectiveness Pilot Project Advisory Committee
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