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You are here: Home / Claims Resolution and Settlement / Medicare Set Asides (MSAs) / Preparing for the Final Rule: Section 111 Common Mistakes, Misconceptions and Mishaps

Preparing for the Final Rule: Section 111 Common Mistakes, Misconceptions and Mishaps

November 23, 2022 By //  by Senior Editor

Ciara Koba, Esq. of Allan Koba and Bridget Smith, JD, MSCC, CMSP of IMPAXX discuss Section 111 mistakes, misconceptions and mishaps.

Learning Objectives

1. Understanding the interplay between Section 111 Reporting and conditional
2. To identify potential gaps in Section 111 Reporting process
3. To understand options available to avoid Section 111 Pitfalls

Presenters

Ciara Koba, Esq., Principal, Allan Koba Compliance Solutions

Ciara Koba is a principal at Allan Koba Compliance Solutions. She combines her education in law and medicine with technology skills and nearly a decade of practical experience to deliver comprehensive solutions to her clients. Koba is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on Medicare Mandatory Insurer Reporting and auditing. She is a licensed attorney and former registered nurse with significant general and surgical nursing experience, and she brings a unique understanding of the healthcare industry to the resolution of Medicare issues.

Koba is a recognized national presenter on Medicare Secondary Payer compliance topics and frequently lectures to insurance carriers, self-insured businesses, third-party administrators, law firms and professional industry organizations. She graduated from Duquesne University School of Law, cum laude, in 2011. While there, she founded the university’s first Health Law Society and served as its president. Koba received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duquesne University in 2006.

Bridget Smith, JD, MSCC, CMSP, Senior Vice President, National Accounts and Settlement Consulting, IMPAXX

Bridget Smith is the Senior Vice President of National Accounts and Settlement Consulting at IMPAXX and has over 20 years of experience as a former practicing attorney focusing on workers’ compensation, general liability, and Medicare compliance law. She works with customers to develop Medicare compliance programs and procedures and to successfully navigate Medicare Secondary Payer issues. Smith is a co-chair of the podcast committee for the MSP Network and is part of the MARC Coalition, serving on the Allocation/MSA work group.

She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gannon University and Master of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Duquesne University.

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Continuing Education

This webinar has been submitted for approval for one (1) hour of CLCP/CCLCP, CMSP, CMSP-F, CWCP, CGCM, and MSCC continuing education credits.

Filed Under: Medicare Set Asides (MSAs)

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