CMS Medicare Symposium
Empowering Minorities - Promoting Better Health, Better Care, Lower Cost for Medicare Beneficiaries in their Communities
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Atlanta Regional Office was pleased to announce the CMS Medicare Symposium on Empowering Minorities. Compliance executives and other professionals from Medicare Advantage Organizations, Providers and Advocacy groups benefited from attending this two and one-half day event.
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EVENT MATERIALS Agenda: Click Here to download Speaker Bios: Click Here to download * Transcripts of the audio recordings will be available soon.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 • Medicare 101 - Charlotte Whiting Presentation • Medicare 101 Spanish - Teresa Zayas Presentation • Welcome/Introduction - Gloria Parker Audio Transcript • Empowering Minorities - Teresa Nino Presentation • Fraud Keynote Speaker - Jean Stone Presentation • Medicare Fraud & Abuse - Barbara Whittaker & Kathryn Padgett Presentation • Becoming a PCIP Provider - Meeka Jackson Presentation • Medicare Provider Enrollment - Marian Love, Nicci Warner Presentation • DMEPOS - Carmen Soto-Ortiz Presentation • Quality Care - Bob Foster Presentation • HITECH - Michael Pierson Presentation • Medicare/ Medicaid - Michael Pierson Presentation • Wellness - Bob Foster Presentation • Fraud - Sandra Colon-Ferrer & Jean Stone Presentation • Medicare Updates - David Santana Presentation • PCIP - Meeka Jackson Presentation • PBM/ Communications Reporting Process; Compliance Hot Topics/ Monitoring Oversight; Readiness/ Assessment/ Star Ratings/ Past Performance - Jennifer Shapiro Presentation • Complaints Tracking Module - Colleen Carpenter Presentation • 2010/2011 Leasons Learned Audit/ Compliance/ Sanctions - Michelle Turano Presentation
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011 • Medicare 101 - Charlotte Whiting Audio Transcript • Welcome/Introduction - Gloria Maldonado Audio Transcript • PCIP/ CO-OP - Meeka Jackson, Meghan Elrington CO-OP Presentation • Compliance - Michelle Turano Presentation • MA & Part D Bilingual Customer Service Requirements & Achivements - Jennifer Shapiro Presentation
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2011 • Medicare 101 - Charlotte Whiting Presentation • Welcome/ Introduction - CMS Deputy Ombudsman - Lois Serio Presentation Panel Discussion: • CMS Atlanta Medicaid - Crystal Francis Presentation • Denesecia Green - Office of Minority Health Presentation • SHIP Relations - Marilyn Maultsby Presentation • North Carolina SHIP - Kevin Robertson Presentation • South Carolina SHIP - Gloria McDonald Audio Transcript • Florida SHINE - Anne Rogers Presentation • SHIP Alabama - Robyn James Presentation |
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OVERVIEW The two and a half-day Symposium included sessions filled with speakers, panels, and breakout sessions. Participants in the Symposium had the opportunity to attend a full range of informative plenary sessions, such as Fraud Training; Affordable Care Act; Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) / Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs); Affordable Insurance Exchange; Compliance/Monitoring/Enforcement; Medicare 101 Basic Training as well as networking functions. A panel discussion concerning issues and challenges in Medicare took place. The Symposium brought together a multi-disciplinary group of experts representing the fields of healthcare. In keeping with the Go Green theme of this event, no printed presentation materials were provided. Presentations have been uploaded to the event website. Presentations will be archived and remain available for review after the event.
Organized breakout sessions and panel discussions offered included: • PROVIDER TRACK: Becoming a Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Provider, Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies (DMEPOS), and Quality Care / Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH). Information in this track focuses on provider issues. Who should attend? Physicians, physician’s assistants, medical directors, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, DME suppliers, social workers and other health care professionals who are instrumental in the access, availability and delivery of health care services. However, the content was suitable for individuals in other tracks as well. • PARTNERS TRACK: Fraud, Medicare Updates, Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics & Supplies (DMEPOS), Quality Care / Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH), and Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). Information in this track is beneficiary focus. Who should attend? Customer service staff, advocacy groups, caregivers, social workers, State Department of Insurance, State Health Insurance Program, State Medicare Patrols, Area Agencies on Aging and others who have direct contact with beneficiaries. However, the content was suitable for individuals in other tracks as well. • MEDICARE ADVANTAGE ORGANIZATIONS TRACK: PBM/Communication Reporting Process, Compliance Hot Topics/Monitoring Oversight, Readiness/Assessment/Star Ratings/Past Performance, 2010/2011 Lessons Learned (Audit, Compliance, Sanctions) Complaints Tracking Module. Information in this track focus on Medicare Advantage Plans and Plan Sponsors. Who should attend? Compliance officers, compliance managers, marketing/sales directors, customer service staff, pharmacists. However, the content was suitable for individuals in other tracks as well.
SPECIAL FEATURES •Eligible participants received Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Fraud training scheduled for the first day of the Symposium. Instructions • Each day began with Medicare 101 - "Breakfast with the Basics", provided in both English and Spanish. • Exhibit Hall was available and participants were offered the opportunity to experience and explore additional resources via a Cyber Café.
*CMS did not charge a conference fee
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Event Materials
Presentation materials will be posted as they become available.
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