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The Dark Report presents a brand-new audio
conference... Negotiating
Pathology Part A Reimbursement with Hospitals:
___________________________________________________________________________ Few
pathology groups are happy with their current pathology Part A
Professional Service agreements. That's because, too often over
the past decade, hospitals and health systems have continually
trimmed reimbursements to their pathologists for essential Part
A services. As a consequence, in many hospitals, Part A Professional
Service contracts fail to reimburse pathologists for even the
basic cost of these services.
To
understand how performance-based Part A contracting works, listen
as Saraswathi Nair, M.D., Chair of the Pathology Department at
Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, provides details of
the successful program she started at Norwalk Hospital. Find out
how she negotiated increased Part A support from her hospital
using a well-documented list of accomplishments by her pathology
team. And get the tips and strategies you need to implement a
performance-based pathology Part A Professional Service arrangement
with your hospital or health system.
Whether
you're a hospital-based pathology chief, a pathology practice
administrator or consultant, a hospital administrator, or anyone
who negotiates Part A reimbursements, you'll want to make time
in your busy schedule to participate in this invaluable 90-minute
session.
For
one low price—just $195 (through 4/9/10; $245 thereafter)—you
and your entire team can take part in this fast-paced, insightful
audio conference. Best of all, you’ll be able to connect
personally with either of the panelists when we open up the phone
lines for live Q&A.
How
to Register: Your audio conference registration includes:
Distinguished Faculty:
Robert
Tessier is a Senior Consultant at HBP Services,
a management firm with a focus on hospital-based pathologists.
He has more than 30 years of experience with hospital
negotiations, first with radiologists and since 1982,
with pathologists. His consultations have focused on
the need for a detailed evaluation of Part A support
in an environment of controlling hospital costs. HBP’s
clients include pathology groups, hospitals and medical
schools. Mr. Tessier has recently been helping pathologists
and their hospitals address the value provided by those
willing to present their results in addition to time
spent. He has also been asked to help develop a performance-based
model that makes it easier to justify the hundreds of
thousands of dollars that an individual hospital pays
for Part A services. Mr. Tessier also has experience
with third-party negotiations, hospital joint ventures
for histology and cytology, billing system audits and
a wide range of areas that help pathology practices
achieve effective management. Saraswathi Nair, M.D. has been the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine for 9 years at Norwalk Hospital, a 300+ bed teaching hospital in Connecticut. Her primary clinical pathology interests include immunopathology, hematology and coagulation. The laboratory has a growing outreach program with a 12% annual growth rate under her leadership, as well as an extensive pre-analytical and analytical automation to support the outreach activities. Dr. Nair is active in various interdisciplinary committees and chairs the IRB. She has served on Advisory Committees for the State of Connecticut and ad hoc committees for the Connecticut Society of Pathology.
ACCENT®
Continuing Education Credit
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