EDPMA's April 2022 Membership Newsletter

Today EDPMA is hosting a member-only webinar about the Federal IDR Portal. Solutions Summit is almost here and registration ends this Wednesday. Onsite registration will not be offered and we have updates about hotel security. Lastly, we have additional resources to help your organization. We can’t wait to see you at the Summit!

FREE EDPMA MEMBER-ONLY WEBINAR: The Federal IDR Portal Launched: Now What?

Monday, April 18 at 1pm EDT / 12pm CDT

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HHS Just Launched Federal IDR Portal; Disputes Already Eligible for IDR Must Be Initiated within 15 Days

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched the Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Portal. When available, you should be able to access the Federal IDR portal here.

After a victory by the Texas Medical Association in the No Surprises Act-based litigation, HHS made a February 28, 2022 announcement that, because of delayed implementation guidance and IDR development due to the litigation, disputes that became eligible for Federal IDR would be granted an expanded window in which parties could initiate IDR.

That is, for any disputes that have already proceeded through the 30-day open negotiation period but could not move to IDR because the portal was not available, parties now have 15 days in which to initiate IDR for those disputes.

For claims that become eligible for Federal IDR after today, the statutory window for initiating Federal IDR will continue to be 4 business days after the end of the 30-day open negotiation period.

EDPMA Solutions Summit 2022

Solutions Summit Registration Closes on Wednesday, April 20

Due to strict security measures required by the Omni Amelia Island, we will not be able to offer onsite registration. In addition, the Omni requires anyone who is staying off property to be added in advance to EDPMA’s guest list to be granted access to the property. This is regardless of registration status and includes guests. Again, this is an Omni security policy, and not an EDPMA policy.

If you are staying off property, please forward your name, company and email/phone number to edpmahq@edpma.org by April 20 to be added to EDPMA’s guest list to ensure you can be admitted at the hotel gate. If you have guests joining you onsite, please directly notify the Omni hotel at (904) 261-6161. The Omni Amelia Island is sold out, so consider staying at a nearby hotel.

If you are unable to proceed past the Omni security gate to attend Solutions Summit 2022, please call 703-506-7675, EDPMA HQ’s main line. EDPMA staff will monitor this phone line daily from 8 AM EDT to 8 PM EDT from April 20 through 27. No security requests will be granted after 8 PM EDT. If you have already registered for the Solutions Summit, please disregard this message.

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Solutions Summit Sessions

The Solutions Summit sessions focus on the No Surprises Act, including its impact on your businesses. And, the lawyer who represented the Texas Medical Association in the NSA lawsuit will join the Federal Health Policy Committee meeting.

Attendees will learn about the impact of the NSA, real-world best practices to manage your practice group, how COVID-19 reshaped our business and more.

PLUS… useful, hands-on content from the Education, Practice Management, Quality, Coding & Documentation, State Regulatory Insurance, and the Federal Health Policy Committees.

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Golf Anyone?

Join us for our Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 23 to meet new friends, enjoy old friends and network in a meaningful way. Don’t want to play all 18-holes? That’s Ok! Play as long as you can and enjoy the beautiful Florida sunshine. Register here.

Join us for the Pre-Conference Reception at the Golf Course at 5:30 pm (Busses will pick you up at the Omni Conference Center at 5:15 pm).

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Opportunity: Practice Management Committee Workgroups

The Practice Management Committee (PMC) is forming two workgroups, one focusing on telehealth and the other on financial practice management. If you are interested in learning more, please contact adrienne.frederick@edpma.org.

NEW EDPMA MEMBER-ONLY RESOURCE: NSA Health Plan Communication Checklist

To help you monitor the information a health plan MUST provide you per the NSA, what a health plan SHOULD provide you upon request, and where to register a complaint if you believe the health plan and issuer are not in compliance with the NSA requirements, EDPMA created a check-list resource. The checklist can be accessed in the Out-of-Network Reimbursement Toolbox – Federal. You must be logged in to your EDPMA account to access this new resource.

Education on Demand

Your membership includes access to our educational content on demand. Learn about Presumptive Charitable Screening Hardship, Prompt Pay Discounts, and Other Compliance Conundrums from our February webinar.

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