PAYER & PATIENT PAYMENTS FOR ONCOLOGY SERVICES

Association of Northern California Oncologists

is pleased to sponsor two talks for oncologists, oncology nurses, and oncology practice managers entitled

PAYER & PATIENT PAYMENTS FOR ONCOLOGY SERVICES

AN ONCOLOGY PAYER CHECKLIST
Brad Duke
Practice Manager, East Bay Partners in Cancer Care

PATIENT COLLECTIONS AND NAVIGATING PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Michelle Weiss
President, Weiss Oncology Consulting

In an era of reduced reimbursement for oncology goods and services, maximizing payer and patient collection are imperative to the survival of oncology practices. Duke will provide an oncology payer checklist that practices can use to review, (re)negotiate, and monitor compliance with private payer contracts. Weiss will review issues related to the sensitive area of patient collections. She will provide recommendations for step-by-step methods for identifying delinquent accounts early, analyzing delinquent accounts, and setting collection goals. In addition, she will review Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) explaining the differences between PAPs and co-pay foundations, the various eligibility requirements, and the rules around patient discounts and write offs.

These talks are scheduled for:

December 2nd, 9AM-12PM
The Claremont Resort
Ashby & Domingo Avenues
Oakland
(510) 843-3000

December 3rd, 9AM-12PM
The Fairmont
170 South Market Street
San Jose
(408) 998-1900

These meetings are supported by Genentech BioOncology and Sanofi-Aventis Oncology.

Please call the meeting location of your choice for directions. FAX your reservation(s) to José Luis González, ANCO Executive Director, at (415) 472-3961 no later than November 26th, 2008. Registration/continental breakfast will be available at 8:30AM.

Download the meeting announcement/registration form at www.anco-online.org/PayerPatient.pdf.