Maximize your time at EMS TODAY by adding half-day or full day pre & post-conference workshops to your Gold (3-day) or Silver (2-day) full conference registration.
These unique, CE certified workshops are designed to provide in-depth clinical and hands-on instruction to students and will take place on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. These workshops are taught by recognized experts in the world of EMS.
ADD 1 or 2 today! Don’t forget that complimentary lunch is provided for all attendees registered for two onsite 4-hour workshops or one 8-hour workshop!
FEATURED WORKSHOP
American Ambulance Association’s Town Hall Meeting on Payment Reform (#16200) Wednesday, February 22, 2017: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Workshop Description The AAA has been leading efforts on Capitol Hill to take the initial steps necessary to reform the Medicare ambulance fee schedule. It began with the successful securement and multiple extensions of the 2% urban, 3% rural and super rural increases in Medicare payments for ambulance services. Through the Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act (S. 377/H.R. 745), those increases would be made permanent and set the foundation for future reform by changing the status of ambulance service suppliers to that of providers, collecting data on the cost of providing ambulance services and addressing fraud and abuse with dialysis transports. EMS needs to be considered providers and have cost data if we are to make data driven changes to the fee schedule beyond ambulance services just being a transportation benefit. The AAA Payment Reform Committee is looking at what Medicare reimbursement policy would look like as providers of health care services with the data to support changes in ambulance policy. The Committee, comprised of representatives of the AAA, NAEMSP, NAEMT and NASEMSO, has developed a policy payment outlining the future of reimbursement for EMS including treat and refer, mobile integrated health and alternate destinations. Come to this special Town Hall Meeting on Payment Reform to hear about the activities of the Committee in detail and provide valuable input for the future of ambulance reimbursement policies. Speakers: Jimmy Johnson
Owner & President, LifeEMS, Past President, American Ambulance Association, United States
Kathleen Lester
Principal, Lester Health Law PLLC, United States
Asbel Montes
V.P. of Governmental Relations and Reimbursement, Acadian Ambulance Service, United States
Tristan North
S.V.P. of Govt. Affairs, American Ambulance Association, United States
Cost: Open to all registered EMS Today attendees. There is no charge to attend this workshop, but registration is required.
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Pre & Post-Conference Workshops
