NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL
Monday, October 15, 2012 – 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time
Call-in Number: 1(888)206-2266
Pass Code: 9874704
NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one telephone. This frees up lines and holds down costs.
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Update on Medicare Appeals and Complaints
− AGENDA −
(Materials will be sent prior to the call)
- Welcome and Housekeeping (David Lipschutz, CMA, Moderator)
- Presentation: The Administrative Review Process: Little Success, Long Delays – Gill Deford
- Presentation: New Procedures in the Quality of Care Complaint Process through Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) – Alfred Chiplin
- Legislative Update: The Election, Lame Duck and Beyond (David Lipschutz, CMA)
- Litigation Update (Gill Deford and Ali Bers, CMA)
- Jimmo (Improvement Standard)
- Bagnall (Observation)
- Other litigation
- Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals and the Three-Hour Rule (of Thumb)
- General Medicare Q&A (Moderator)
- Wrap-up (Moderator)
- Keep informed: Myths and Truths, other information and updates on the Center’s Website
- Searchable Database
- Next Call
REMINDER: The Center for Medicare Advocacy’s on-line, searchable Medicare decision database and other information are available at:
- https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/ALJDecisions/ALJSearch.asp.
- https://www.medicareadvocacy.org/Projects/AdvocatesAlliance/AdvocatesAlliance.IssueBriefs.htm.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: The Center for Medicare Advocacy will be live-tweeting during the Vice-Presidential debate tomorrow, October 11th, and dispelling any Medicare Myths from the candidates with facts in real-time. Follow us @CMAorg during the debate!