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Kentucky Medical Group Management Association Fall Conference 2012

Author: Terri F.
Date: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012

Kentucky Medical Group Management Association Fall Conference

Location: Bowling Green, KY

Date: September 20^th and 21^st

Sessions attended:

Preparing for ICD-10. Bradley Carter, SVMIC.

Deadline for implementation has been delayed to Oct 2014.
Materials for assisting in conversion from ICD-9 to ICD-10 including forward and backward mapping. http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2013-ICD-10-CM-and-GEMs.html
Recommends 3-6 months of revenue as “cushion” to deal with anticipated payment delays during conversion.

Deal Breakers in Payer Contracts. Penny Noyes, Health Business Navigators

Discussion of most common payer contract items that can be detrimental to our practice
Proposed alternative language that protects practice’s interests
Monitoring that payments reflect negotiated terms of agreement

Washington Legislative Update. Jeb Shepard, MGMA Government Affairs

KMGMA Business Meeting

New officers installed
2 officers are from local practices
- Traci Duff (CHC) is President Elect
- Steve Sinclair (Graves-Gilbert) Treasurer

Kentucky Implementation of the Health Insurance Exchange & Consumer Protections.

The exchange is a work in progress. Only skeleton of program has been defined. The exchange is scheduled to be operational in 2014.
More information here: http://healthcarereform.ky.gov/
KY Navigators will assist business and individuals in accessing insurance through the exchange.

KY’s New Prescription Drug Law and Upcoming State Legislative Issues. Cory Meadows, KMA

CME requirement for prescribers: 1.5 hrs in 2013 and 1.5 hrs in 2014. Topics include KASPER use, substance abuse screening and testing, etc…
Sanctions – may include civil liabilities for prescribers.
KBML fact sheets on website offer guidance, but read HB1 & KBML regs.

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