Partnerships with External Entities

POE works toward establishing partnerships with external entities (professional associations, societies, specialty organizations) to help disseminate Medicare provider information. Whenever feasible, events and activities are coordinated with interested groups and organizations. In addition, contractors routinely and directly notify other interested entities of their upcoming provider education events and activities.

CMS Internet Only Manual (IOM) Publication 100-09, Chapter 6Adobe Portable Document Format, Section 20.2 defines partnership entities as:

Partnering entities may be medical, professional or trade groups and associations, government organizations, educational institutions, trade and professional publications, specialty societies, and other interested or affected groups.

Here's what we can consider for our partners' events:

Education Type Time Required Minimum # of People
Teleconference 15 minutes to 3 hours 15
Face-to-Face 1 hour presentation to multi-day event 25
Webinar 15 minutes to 3 hours 15

We will review your request once we receive the completed the Partnership Request Form.

Partnership Expenses

We may impose a charge for our participation in the event. We will provide an estimate of our expenses prior to any commitment. WPS does not charge for staff time or preparation of materials and our speakers cannot accept an honorarium.

Partnerships - Where to submit this information

Please e-mail the completed Partnership Request Form to medicareadmin@wpsic.com and indicate "Partnership Request" and the state in which the event will take place in the subject line. You may also fax the request to (608) 301-2747. Please allow us a few days to respond to your request.

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