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MEETINGS

RICO Meeting - November 4, 2009

Agenda

  1. Treasurer's Report - Dr. Smythe

  2. Legislature Update

    • SGR
    • 2010 Medicare Fee Schedule published
    • Oncology impact - practice expense
    • Prompt Pay discount update
    • Comparative Effectiveness

  3. HOPPS

    • ASP +4%

  4. MAC Update / NHIC / ESA

  5. CDC Reccomendations on Hepatitis B Screening

  6. RAC Update

    • Automated - DME suppliers currently
    • Complex

  7. PQRI

  8. EMR Grants - BCBS RI / CMS

  9. Patient Centered Medical Home / BCBS RI / CMS

  10. Specialty Pharmacy comments/drugs

  11. Fellows Oncology Grant

  12. ASCO YIA Grant

  13. Elections - RICO/ASCO

  14. Open Forum

Rico Meeting - November 19, 2008

Agenda
Minutes

1.    Treasurer’s Report – Dr. Smythe

2.   BCBS of RI – PET/CT/MRI scans

3.   Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI Specialty Pharmacy

4.   Oral Chemotherapy Drugs

5.   2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

6.   PQRI Update

7.   E-Prescribing

8.   HOPPS update

9.   ESA Update

  • FDA/BCBS of RI

10.  Medicare Administration Contractor (MAC) update

11.  RICO & Brown University Hem/Onc Fellowship Program

12.  State Affiliate Grants

13.  Medicare Service Level claims info

14.  ASCO Elections

15.  Open Forum 


Past Meetings

June 11, 2008

January 30, 2008

October 24, 2007

February 7, 2007

October 4, 2006

February 22, 2006 

October 12, 2005 

February 16, 2005

November 11, 2004


Society of Rhode Island Clinical Oncologists (RICO)
c/o Oncology Hematology Associates
193 Waterman Street
Providence, RI 02906-4014
Tel: 401-351-4470
Fax: 401-351-0163

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