Title:  "Medicare and You"
When:     September 27, 2008
Time:    10:30 to 12:00
Where:  Loyola Columbia Campus
             8890 McGaw Rd, Columbia, MD 21045

Speaker:       Dorothy A. Shannon, Ph.D. CCC-SLP/A, ASHA Fellow
                     Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

MD CEUs: 1.5
Cost:  Members $10, Non Members $20  (There is a $5 discount for those who prepay their registration by Sept 23)
RSVP: Dede Matrangola to dede@...  by September 23
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This session is appropriate for SLPs working with Medicare beneficiaries and administrators or supervisors who write clinic policy and encourage adherence to Medicare policy.

Objectives:
Locating Medicare policiesPolicy for reservation and cancellation:   
Who do you call when you can’t find the policy?
Review of Frequently Overlooked Policies
    Documentation Requirements
    One visit episodes (order/eval/plan)
    Untimed vs. timed codes
    Policies for services incident to physician services
SLP Enrollment
    NOTE:  CMS has not issued information about enrolling SLPs.  Therefore, this discussion will not include information about enrollment of SLPs. 
Changing Medicare Policies
    How Medicare policies are formed.
    How you can advocate for changes to policy.

Registration Cancellation Policy:  Pre-registration is required for attendance at any MSHA Adult Service Committee sponsored event.  Discounts are offered to members and non members of MSHA who prepay by the appointed deadline.  Checks made out to MSHA or cash will also be accepted at the door.  Notice of cancellation is required at least 24 hours in advance to receive a refund.   If you need to cancel for any reason please contact the committee member facilitating the meeting.