Join the GME @ Dentons team as we present the second installment in our Graduate Medical Education (GME) webinar series, "Becoming a New Teaching Hospital Under the Medicare Rules." In this webinar, we will provide an overview of several issues that are of critical importance for new teaching hospitals to consider before resident training begins. This webinar will be of special interest to legal counsel, hospital reimbursement managers, GME program leaders and anyone involved in graduate medical education.

Topics

• Definition of a new teaching hospital for Medicare payment purposes
• How to establish a new teaching hospital's per-resident amount (PRA) and training caps
• Issues surrounding incidental resident rotators
• Negotiating initial estimated Medicare payments with your contractor

Presenters

Lori Mihalich-Levin – Lori is a partner in Dentons' Health Care practice and a resident of the Washington, DC, office. She focuses her practice on Medicare reimbursement counseling, with a special focus on Medicare GME payments to teaching hospitals. Prior to joining Dentons, Lori served as the Director of Hospital and GME Payment Policies at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

Susan Banks – Susan is a counsel in Dentons' Health Care practice in the firm's Washington, DC, office. Susan advises healthcare providers and suppliers on the full range of Medicare and Medicaid compliance and reimbursement issues. She has significant interest and experience in the area of GME reimbursement and regularly advises hospital and university clients regarding issues related to the establishment of new medical and dental residency programs and GME-related contracting requirements.

Allison Cohen – Allison is an associate in Dentons' Health Care practice and a resident of the Washington, DC office. She focuses her practice on Medicare reimbursement issues, particularly on Medicare graduate medical education payments and other Medicare payment issues relevant to academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, community hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations.