The End of the PHE is Here – What does that mean for your practice?

Led by the West Virginia MGMA in collaboration with the PAMGMA & the VMGMA

When the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) expired on May 11th, some guidelines expired while others were modified or continued. Many of the final rulings CMS put in place this year were tied to the end of the PHE. Medicare will resumerevalidation processes, audits & medical reviews when the PHE expires or where there is evidence of potential fraud, waste or abuse.

CMS is the guiding force on what guidelines and processes will expire and what will remain intact or see modifications after the end of the PHE.

Taya has been following it all along and will provide you with insight on what CMS is allowing to expire and what guidelines may remain after the expiration of the PHE. Telehealth workflows, as an example, is one area that sees changes.

Here are just a few points of many up-to-the-minute insights that will be covered:
•    Review changing regulations against current practice policies & procedures.
•    Parity training guidance for staff hired before, during & after the PHE.
•    New telehealth guidelines that change once the PHE is expired.
•    How to take inventory of your office's current PHE guidelines.
•    Who to contact with specific questions on process, procedure, protocol, reimbursement, billing, etc.

About the Speaker

Taya Gordon, MBA, FACMPE, CMOM  
Shawntea "Taya" Gordon is a subject matter expert in healthcare compliance, organizational governance, process optimization, and revenue cycle management. Having held senior-level executive management positions in private practices, collaborative institutes, and national care coordination organizations, Taya now educates and consults on all areas of healthcare operations. Teaching and consulting topics include performance improvement, quality improvement, risk reduction, and the shift to value-based payment methodologies. Taya also functions as Chief Revenue Cycle Officer for H4 Technology, LLC, a Data Management Software as a Service (DMSaaS) organization providing services to hundreds of providers across the nation.

A proud member of the Medical Group Management Association's (MGMA’s) Government Affairs Council and E/M Workgroup, Taya co-authored the publication: Revenue Cycle Management: Don’t Get Lost in the Financial Maze. Her thoughts on the innovative use of people and IT was included in the HIMSS Voices of Innovation Publication in 2019, coordinated by the Cleveland Clinic. She is also a noted speaker and author for organizations such as HealthLeaders Media, the Practice Management Institute (PMI), MGMA, and Medical Economics.

Taya is the Past President of the HIMSS Nebraska Chapter, former Chair of the Membership and Corporate Development Maryland MGMA Chapter, and was recognized in 2019 by Midland’s Business Journal as a ‘40 Under 40’ Executives & Entrepreneurs Award Recipient.

Cost: VMGMA Members// Free; Non-members $35