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Washington Committee Staff

The following grid identifies the Washington Office staff member (and Committee volunteer) who has primary responsibility for management of a given legislative and regulatory issue. All staff members have at least a working knowledge of all issues tracked by the AANS and CNS. Contact information for the Washington Office is:

AANS/CNS Washington Office
725 15th Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Office: 202-628-2072
Fax: 202-628-5264

Katie O. Orrico, JD, Director Washington Office
korrico@neurosurgery.org
Catherine J. Hill, Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs
chill@neurosurgery.org
Barbara Peck, Senior Washington Associate
bpeck@neurosurgery.org
Cynthia Spriggs, Manager Administrative Services
cspriggs@neurosurgery.org

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ISSUE	PRIMARY STAFF	SECONDARY STAFF	COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER
REIMBURSEMENT
Medicare Payment
HCFA Regulations	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Jim Bean, MD
Legislation	Katie Orrico	Cathy Hill	Jim Bean, MD
RUC/PEAC Refinement	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Greg Przybylski, MD Jim Bean, MD
Miscellaneous Medicare
Practicing Physicians Advisory Council	Cathy Hill	Barbara Peck	John Kusske, MD
Litigation	Katie Orrico		Sam Hassenbusch, MD
Hospital Reimbursement	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Sam Hassenbusch, MD
Coding and Reimbursement Committee
CPT Coding	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Sam Hassenbusch, MD
RUC	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Greg Przybylski, MD Sam Hassenbusch, MD
CCI Edits	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Sam Hassenbusch, MD
Medicare Coverage Policy
Medicare Carrier Advisory Committees	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Sam Hassenbusch, MD
Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Nick Hopkins, MD Kim Burchiel, MD
Medicare Reform	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission	Barbara Peck Cathy Hill		Jim Bean, MD
ACADEMIC CENTERS/TRAINING
Biomedical Research
NIH Legislation, including appropriations	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Robert Harbaugh, MD
Stroke Coalition	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Robert Harbaugh, MD
NIH Outreach	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Jim Bean, MD
NIAMS SPORT Study	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Stewart Dunsker, MD Robert Harbaugh, MD
Stem Cell Research	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Jim Bean, MD
Graduate Medical Education
GME Reform and Other Legislation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Howard Eisenberg, MD
Workforce, including antitrust, resident work hours, etc., CMSS	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Howard Eisenberg, MD
PATH Audits	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
Council on Graduate Medical Education	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Howard Eisenberg, MD
Certification	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Howard Eisenberg, MD
NEUROSURGICAL PRACTICE
E&M Documentation Guidelines
Legislative	Katie Orrico	Cathy Hill	Jim Bean, MD
Regulatory	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Sam Hassenbusch, MD
Fraud and Abuse/Regulatory Hassles
Legislation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
HCFA/Inspector General Regulations/ Enforcement Policies	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
Collective Bargaining/Antitrust Relief
Legislation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico
AMA Initiatives	Katie Orrico
Health Plan Consolidation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
Managed Care/Insurance
Patient Protection Legislation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
National Health Insurance Reform	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
Prompt Payment by Insurers	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
Medical Records Confidentiality	Lori Shoaf	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD Jim Bean, MD
Quality Assessment
AHCPR	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Robert Harbaugh, MD
Legislation, including appropriations	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Robert Harbaugh, MD
Food and Drug Administration
Neurosurgical FDA Forum	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Rick Fessler, MD Nick Hopkins, MD
Guidance Documents	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Rick Fessler, MD Nick Hopkins, MD
Legislation and Regulations	Cathy Hill	Katie Orrico	Rick Fessler, MD Nick Hopkins, MD
Emergency Services
EMTALA Regulations and Legislation	Katie Orrico	Cathy Hill	John Kusske, MD Alex Valadka, MD
On-Call Physician Reimbursement	Katie Orrico	Cathy Hill	John Kusske, MD Alex Valadka, MD
Medical Liability Reform
Legislation	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Robert Harbaugh, MD
National Practitioner Data Bank	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Robert Harbaugh, MD
Coalitions - ATRA and National Medical Liability Reform Coalition	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Robert Harbaugh, MD
PUBLIC HEALTH
Medical Errors/Patient Safety	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	Bob Harbaugh, MD John Kusske, MD
Trauma System Funding	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD Alex Valadka, MD
Organ Transplantation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Popp, MD
Injury Prevention
Legislation	Barbara Peck	Katie Orrico	John Kusske, MD
CDC Regulations and Grants	Cathy Hill	Barbara Peck	Robert Harbaugh, MD
OTHER
Neurosurgical Leadership Development Conference	Katie Orrico	Barbara Peck	Rick Boop, MD
Key Person Program/Grassroots	Cynthia Spriggs	Barbara Peck	Rick Boop, MD
NEUROSURGERY://ON-CALL®	Barbara Peck	Cynthia Spriggs
AMA House of Delegates	Katie Orrico		Jim Bean, MD
American College of Surgeons	Katie Orrico		Jim Bean, MD
Alliance of Medical Societies	Katie Orrico		Stan Pelofsky, MD