Date: Thursday, Sep. 28, 2006 11:30 a.m. ET
Sponsors: Regent Surgical Health
Speakers: Lorin E. Patterson, JD
Host: Kelly Pyrek
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Summary
 Understanding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule |
Description
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a long-awaited proposed final rule on the ASC payment system as well as a report on specialty hospitals which will have significant impact on outpatient surgery ventures in which physicians invest and use.
The industry at-large is in the midst of digesting the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), the ASC Proposed Rule, and the CMS Final Report to Congress on Specialty Hospitals. Lorin E. Patterson, JD, a principal of Reed Smith, will interpret this rule and share how it will affect your surgery center in this free, live Webinar.
Participate in this Webinar to:
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Hear how this rule will affect Medicare payments, payment accuracy, and the quality of service in the ambulatory surgery arena
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Learn how the CMS-proposed revision can better align payments for surgical procedures provided in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments
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Hear what you can do to ensure that the final ASC rule is as fair as possible for ASCs
Speakers:
Lorin E. Patterson, JD, practices business, corporate, commercial and securities law, with an emphasis on healthcare joint venture formation, planning and development. Patterson regularly assists healthcare clients in the formation and capitalization of physician-owned entities such as ambulatory surgical facilities, specialty hospitals, and related joint ventures throughout the country, and has represented many physicians on a wide variety of matters, including Stark, fraud and abuse compliance, and group-practice formation and operations. Patterson frequently speaks at national conferences, focusing on physician-owned ancillary services, and is also the author of numerous articles and publications. Patterson is the conference chair for the today’s surgicenter conference. In 1987, Patterson earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, and in 1983, his BA, cum laude, from Brigham Young University.
