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Conference Synopsis:

Each year, Industry Collaboration Effort, Inc. (ICE) hosts a conference that focuses on health care industry developments and operational improvements that offer opportunities to health plans, physician organizations and industry administrators for efficiencies and standardization.  The ICE Annual Conference offers the opportunity to hear directly from healthcare regulators on up-to the-minute topics and is one of the best values in the industry. You won't want to miss it!

ICE has once again invited the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for this two-day event in San Francisco, California, on December 4 & 5, 2017. Invited speakers will include senior-level managers from CMS Central Office as well as CMS Regional offices.

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There will also be presentations from healthcare associations and industry leaders, sessions related to California regulatory agencies and the following topic-specific breakout sessions that you won't want to miss:

- ICE Credentialing Shared Audit Policy Team sessions on 2017/2018 NCQA standards, 2017 CMS, DHCS and DMHC regulations and 2017/2018 audit tool updates

- ICE Cultural and Linguistic (C&L) Services Team sessions on Cultural & Linguistic Support for Providers

- ICE Appeals & Grievances Improvement Team sessions with CMS Region IX on Medicare Case Classifications and Oral Grievances

- ICE Contracting & Compliance Team sessions on the Benefits of Collaborating on a Global Compliance Attestation

- Using Audit Findings as the Cornerstone for Improving Health Plan Operations and Regulatory Compliance

- Panel Discussion - Quality of Care (PQI) and Medicaid Regulatory Audits

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Who Should Attend:

This conference is a must for healthcare industry leadership, frontline managers and staff alike. Whether your role is general administration, medical and pharmacy, network management, product development and sales, government, regulatory, legal or public relations, you will find this conference rich in content and contacts.

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Continuing Education:

Please see the "Other Information" tab for information on the types of continuing education ICE intends to offer for this conference. (Contact Hours for the California Board of Registered Nursing are no longer offered)

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