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CD and Presentation Materials #1:
New Medicare Anti-Mark Up Rule for Diagnostic Service Billings

CMS rules for reimbursement of diagnostic tests are changing. These new rules apply whether or not your practice meets the in-office ancillary services exception under Stark.

Learn directly how these new developments can dramatically damage your bottom line. With this Audio CD, a trio of the nations leading healthcare attorneys along with senior CMS representatives Donald Romano and Lisa Ohrin explain the new rule and get you and your colleagues up to speed quickly on the changes, including

Whos covered by the newly expanded Medicare anti-mark up rule
Site of service as the key factor in determining mark up
New CMS definition of office when applied to physician organizations such as professional corporations or medical groups
Existing arrangements that will require restructuring
How the new reimbursement rates will be calculated
Relationship of new rules to existing Stark requirements
CMS insights and perspectives about the new rules

CD and Presentation Materials #2:
New Stark Phase III Final Rules:
Impact and Changes for Hospital-Physician Relationships

The Phase III Final Rules published September 2007 make certain modifications and refinements to the self-referral prohibition that could require restructuring of certain existing arrangements and limit your ability to implement others.

Let some of the nations leading healthcare attorneys along with senior CMS representatives Donald Romano and Lisa Ohrin -- summarize the new Stark rules, answer the most common questions, and explain

Key changes from the Phase II rules issued three years ago
Changes affecting group practice arrangements
Enhanced flexibility for structuring compensation arrangements in areas where physicians are needed
Clarifications of CMSs interpretation of the existing regulations
Latest CMS perspective on determining Fair Market Value
Updates on Safe Harbors and Exceptions
Relief for inadvertent violations under certain circumstances
Reduced regulatory burden for compliance with certain exceptions
Key items needed in written agreements to protect yourself

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Speaker(s):

	Chairman: Norton L. Travis Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Norton L. Travis is a founding member of the healthcare law firm, Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C. Since 1980, his practice has been devoted solely to representing health care clients, and has focused primarily on transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and related corporate matters. As Chair of the firms Business Practice Group, Mr. Travis represents both regional and national companies active in diagnostic testing, managed care and other areas. He has also assisted many hospitals in joint ventures with outside businesses to maximize third-party revenue opportunities, while ensuring compliance with state and federal regulatory and tax exemption requirements. His role includes providing assistance on day-to-day operations and business strategies that support his clients growth and development. Mr. Travis also provides counsel on regulatory compliance (e.g., state and federal fraud and abuse, anti-kickback and self-referral laws), antitrust, and third-party reimbursement, as well as other key issues affecting health care businesses. Mr. Travis is listed in the 2006 and 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America under the specialty of Health Care Law as well as being recognized by the Chambers USA Guide.
	Donald H. Romano Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Donald Romano is the Director of the Division of Technical Payment Policy within the Center for Medicare Management, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). His division is responsible for, among other areas, the agency's administration of the Stark law. Previously, he was a Senior Attorney in the Office of the General Counsel, CMS Division, in which he had litigation, program advice and program integrity responsibilities. He received his J.D. from the University of Baltimore in 1984, and his undergraduate degree in Music Performance from Towson State University in 1977. He is a member of the Maryland and Massachusetts bars.
	Hayden S. Wool Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Hayden S. Wool is a partner at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., where his practice includes the structuring of hospital-physician relationships, physician group relationships, review of the structure of business transactions, and issues regarding proper reimbursement for healthcare activities. He has particular expertise in the application of federal and state laws governing self-referral (Stark Law), anti-kickback, fee-splitting, and professional misconduct.
	Lisa Ohrin Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Lisa Ohrin has practiced health law for 13 years in a variety of settings and specialties. She currently is the Director of the Division of Technical Payment Policy within the Center for Medicare Management at CMS. This division is responsible for developing policy and regulations related to the physician self-referral law, issuing advisory opinions regarding the same, overseeing enforcement of Medicare-approved transplant centers, and handling a variety of statutory and regulatory Medicare payment issues. Previously, Lisa worked for an integrated hospital system, national long term care provider, private law firm, the University of Maryland School of Law, and a Harvard teaching hospital, where she focused primarily on Medicare reimbursement issues. In addition to her health law practice, Lisa teaches law school courses and seminars on general health care law, the physician-patient relationship, Medicare law, long term care law, and the practice of health law.
	Steven J. Chananie Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C.
Steven J. Chananie is a partner at Garfunkel, Wild & Travis, P.C., and the head of the firms Compliance and White Collar Defense Practice Group. In his practice, he represents many health care providers, helping them to set up comprehensive compliance programs and advising them on regulatory and fraud and abuse issues. His clients include hospitals, faculty practice plans, laboratories (both independent and hospital-based), physician practices, nursing homes, and home health agencies.

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