Exclusive Panel from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Speak at RISE's 17th Risk Adjustment Forum

    ORLANDO, FL, May 21, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- RISE is pleased to announce that a panel of risk adjustment specialists from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight will speak at the opening day of the 17th Risk Adjustment Forum.

They will review the 2022 HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters and the upcoming 2021 benefit year.

The CMS panel will include:
• Elizabeth Parish, group director of payment policy and financial management group
• Adrianne Patterson, director, division of policy & analysis in the payment policy and financial management group
• Milan Shah, director, division of reinsurance operations in the payment policy and financial management group

The panel will speak at 11:10 a.m. EST on Wednesday, June 30, the first day of the main conference. They will analyze the 2022 HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, discuss the operational and process changes for 2021, including guidelines that impact telehealth, and assess the changes to RADV Audits and schedules for the upcoming 12 months so attendees can organize their teams to be ready to achieve a successful audit.

The 17th Risk Adjustment Forum is the premier event for risk adjustment and quality specialists of all levels to achieve educational goals and improve efficiency. This year attendees will be able to join the conference in-person or via live-stream to gain timely insights and critical takeaways on coding precision and education, compliance, telehealth, RADV audits, leadership techniques, and more to advance your risk adjustment program.

The program will also feature a keynote address by futurist Ben Hammersley, founder and principal of Hammersley Futures, an international strategic forecasting consultancy. Hammersley, who previously served as the executive editor of WIRED and is credited for coining the term "podcast," will take a deep dive into the impact of the pandemic on risk adjustment.

He will analyze the overall impact on claims data and risk scores to identify how the ripple effect may damage your plan for 2022 and beyond, discuss CMS flexibility options to enable relief from oncoming industry set back due to COVID, strategies to be best prepared to tackle 2022 and 2023 to ensure efficiency and achieve targeted goals, and examine the importance of member education surrounding the COVID vaccine to encourage them to participate and enable them to return to scheduled physician appointments.

The 17th Risk Adjustment Forum will take place Wednesday, June 30 and Thursday, July 1 virtually and live in-person at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at University Orlando. Virtual preconference workshops will take place Friday, June 25. Click here for the complete agenda, list of speakers, and registration information.

About the 17th Risk Adjustment Forum
As the #1 risk adjustment resource, the 17th Risk Adjustment Forum is the premier event for risk adjustment and quality specialists of all levels to achieve educational goals and improve efficiency. This year attendees will be able to join the conference in-person or via live-stream to gain timely insights and critical takeaways on coding precision and education, compliance, telehealth, RADV audits, leadership techniques, and more to advance your risk adjustment program.

About RISE
RISE is the premier community for health care professionals who aspire to meet the extraordinary challenges posed by the emerging landscape of accountable care and government healthcare reform. Recognized industry-wide as the number one source for information on risk adjustment and quality improvement within health care, RISE strives to serve the community on four fronts: networking, education, industry intelligence and career development. Click here to learn more about RISE.

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