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815 930 Market Update Presenter Mark
Mileusnic, Chief Customer Operations Officer,
NCCI Mr. Mileusnic will present the latest
industry performance results and trends, current
issues in the U.S. workers compensation market,
and emerging issues monitored by the NCCI. 945
1200 Claims Roundtable discussions
Moderator Cathy Vines, Director Claims Medical
Management, SCF Arizona Various claims related
topics to be discussed in small groups with a
brief report-out period. Potential topics
Ethics, recruiting strategies, adjuster training,
return-to-work programs, predictive modeling of
claims data, cost containment strategies, PPO
strategies, compliance audits, benchmarking
opportunities, vendor management. 1200 100
Lunch
AASCIF --- New Orleans October 26-28,
2008 Claims Rehabilitation Workshop
Agenda Monday, October 27

updated 08/15
100 - 330 Evidence based medicine ODG and
ACOEM Presenters Dr. Gideon Letz, Medical
Officer, State Compensation Insurance Fund and
Dr. Nick Tsourmas, Medical Director, Texas
Mutual. Drs. Letz and Tsourmas will give the
history and the implementation of two separate
guides adopted by two different states
(California and Texas). Their problems with
implementation and solutions will be discussed as
well as their projections of what the future
holds as to evidence based medicine in the
workers compensation arena. 345 445 Online
Claims and Account Applications Presenter Ron
Moore, Program Manager for Employer Services
Department of Labor Industries (Washington) Washin
gton has made major system investments to enhance
service for employers. An online mailbox allows
claimants, employers and providers to receive
secure message claims data and modeling tools
are available online online premium reporting
and payroll service processing have improved
billing accuracy and integrating system changes
with usability testing by customers, has
significantly improved processes and customer
responsiveness for employers. 500 Adjourn for
fun in New Orleans on your own with friends old
and new !
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Tuesday, October 28 815 915 Prescription
Drugs Current Issues Presenter John Potter,
Director Affiliate Services, NCCI Mr. Potter will
share the results from an updated analysis around
trends in the use of prescription drugs, key
changes in the marketplace, cost containment
efforts, and forecasts of prescription drugs as a
critical component of claim costs in the
future. 915 1000 Initiatives in Narcotic
Claim Management Presenter Kim
Haugaard, V.P. Network Medical Operations,
Texas Mutual This session will present an
overview of prescription utilization techniques
for high cost narcotic drugs, general program
outcomes and injured worker issues to
consider. 1000 1015 Break 1015 1100 The
Use of Debit Card for Workers Indemnity Benefits
Presenter Sharon Smith, JPMorgan Chase
Government Solutions This session will provide an
overview of how debit cards are gaining
in popularity over credit cards, the ease and
convenience of providing debit cards to
claimants, including their use post-disaster.
The presentation will also provide information on
the process and implementation of a debit card
program. 1100 1200 Medicare Set-Aside Update
Presenter Barbara Fairchild, Sr.
Account Executive, NuQuest/Bridge Pointe The
recent passage of Senate Bill 2499 (entitled the
"Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of
2007") significantly impacts the obligations of
ALL primary payers to protect Medicare's
interests for conditional payments. The penalty
for non-compliance is 1000.00 per day, per claim
in addition to any other penalties. This
presentation will review primary payers current
obligations, CMS reporting requirements and
practical considerations to assist primary payers
to comply with federal statute. 1200 Adjourn