Physicians at KMA 2017 Annual Meeting Take the Lead in Solving the Opioid Epidemic
Physicians from across the state came together Aug. 25 - 27 at KMA’s 2017 Annual Meeting to interact with colleagues, earn CME, hone their leadership skills and help create KMA policy. Speakers shared ideas and facilitated discussion at KMA’s Meet the Mandates on Friday and KMA’s Leadership in Action educational session on Saturday on how physicians can address the opioid epidemic.
KMA recognized the first class of participants in the Kentucky Physicians Leadership Institute (KPLI), an initiative of the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care and the KMA, designed to enhance the leadership skills of physicians who can fill emerging leadership roles and influence health care policy in the ever-evolving world of medicine. Ten participants were recognized at the 2017 Annual Meeting Leadership Dinner.
Winners of the KMA Distinguished Service Award, the KMA Community Service Award, the KMA Educational Achievement Award and the KMA Debra K. Best Outstanding Layperson Award were honored Aug. 26 at the KMA 2017 Annual Meeting.
Reducing Medicare Audit Burden – With Help from KMA
According to Medicare, more than $6.5 billion in claims are now tied up in pending appeals. The backlog, in part can be attributed to wide-spread and often aggressive audits by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).
KMA has successfully helped members appeal adverse audit decisions while bringing attention to audit tactics that sometimes don’t follow standard CPT coding guidelines or established Medicare or Medicaid regulations.
KMA member Sandeep Chhara, M.D., was featured in MD-Update for Graves Gilbert Clinic’s approach to prevention and collaboration in state-of-the-art cardiovascular care (see page 23).
