Renal Physicians Association

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011

Signed

Oct 15, 2012

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$2,663,404

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Research -- rpa promotes adequate funding for biomedical research on kidney disease by the national institutes of health, specifically the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases (niddk). Rpa supports medical treatment effectiveness and outcomes assessment research relating to kidney disease and advocates funding for this through ahcpr. Also, rpa has been instrumental in garnering support for the creation, implementation, and maintenance of the u.s. Renal data system.

Activity 3

Health care payment -- rpa addresses medicare, medicaid, and private sector health care financing issues. Rpa leaders meet with representatives of the centers for medicare and medicaid services and the carrier medical directors to address concerns about discrepancies in local carrier policies, documentation requirements, and apparent trends in payment denials. Rpa monitors the medicare payment advisory commission (medpac), as well as congressional health care financing activities, and serves as a resource on renal-related issues. As an active participant on the american medical association's relative value update committee (ruc), practice expense advisory committee (peac), and cpt editorial panel, rpa works to assure that work values for nephrology services are appropriately determined and that cpt codes accurately reflect nephrology clinical practice. Finally, rpa tracks problems related to reimbursement for nephrology services and payment denials experienced by members to determine trends and identify areas where rpa needs to take action.

Filer

EIN

23-7350948