At this seminar participants will:
- Gain an introductory understanding of MACRA and some of the details of that new Medicare physician payment model
- Gain an understanding of telemedicine, and how it may be a game changer in the healthcare delivery system
- Gain an overview of critical CPT Code Changes for 2017 and the impacts of these changes
AGENDA
7:30–7:50AM Registration and Networking (Continental Breakfast)
7:50–8:00AM Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Introduction to the HFMA Northeastern NY Chapter, Karen Richards, President, HFMA Northeastern NY Chapter
8:00–9:00AM MACRA: Medicare’s New Quality Payment Program (QPP) for Clinicians, Kevin Krawiecki, Vice President, Fiscal Policy and Data Informatics, HANYS and Melanie Graham, Director-Federal Fiscal Policy, HANYS
-Provide details behind QPP Scoring, Quality Reporting and Clinical Improvement Activities
-Provide 2017 transitional year insight and considerations for hospitals and their affiliated medical staff
9:00-9:30AM Election Update, Morris Auster, JD, Senior VP-Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, Medical Society of the State of New York
-Provide insight on potential issues relating to the healthcare industry after the most current national election.
9:30 – 9:45AM Networking Break
9:45–10:30AM Telemedicine: Its Happening All Around You. Are You Prepared?, Keith Algozzine, Cofounder & CEO – Upstate Concierge Medicine and Management
-Telemedicine in today’s marketplace. What does it mean for patients and providers? One perspective from a leader in this new technology and service provider.
10:30AM–12:30PM 2017 Chargemaster Updates, Jean Russell, Partner, Epoch Health Systems and Richard Cooley, Partner, Epoch Health Systems
-Critical changes to codes and reporting outpatient services for 2017
HFMA, Northeastern NY Chapter would like to thank our 2016-2017 Corporate Sponsors:
Gold:Overton, Russell, Doerr, and Donovan, LLP
Silver: Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, KeyBank
Bronze: MDS, Bluemark, The Edison Club, Commerce Bank, M & T Bank
