Briefing on Health Information Technology in New York State
Date: Monday, November 10, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center
GNYHA, in partnership with the Healthcare Association of New York State, will host an educational session on the State’s ongoing efforts to build a Statewide Health Information Network of New York. Members may participate in person or via Web cast to hear from Lori Evans, Deputy Commissioner of the State Department of Health Office of Health Information Technology Transformation, and Rachel Block, Executive Director of the New York eHealth Collaborative. To register for the briefing, contact Yasmin Hilal (yhilal@gnyha.org or 212-258-5370).
Briefing on HCRA Surcharge Audits
Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Location: GNYHA Conference Center
GNYHA has invited the New York State Department of Health (DOH) and KPMG to conduct a briefing on the audit protocols, documentation requirements, and process for audits of Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) surcharge payments. DOH has started to audit hospitals on the accuracy of HCRA surcharge payments made to New York State on behalf of non-direct payers and to validate the accuracy of the 1% statewide assessment payments. The audits cover the years 2002-2007. To register for the briefing, please contact Anita Wall at wall@gnyha.org.
Briefing on Medicare RAC Expansion
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: GNYHA Conference Center
GNYHA has scheduled a briefing with staff the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Diversified Collection Services, Inc., the Medicare recovery audit contractor (RAC) for the northeast region, including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The RACs are paid on a contingency fee basis to perform retrospective reviews of Medicare paid claims. It is expected that RAC reviews will begin in early 2009 in New York and Rhode Island and in August 2009 or later in New Jersey and Connecticut. To register, please contact Anita Wall at wall@gnyha.org.