Payment Error Rate Measurement

Provider Resources

Media contacts:

Ann Potempa
Public information officer

(907) 269-7957 office
(907) 240-9158 cell

ann.potempa@alaska.gov

 

Sarana Schell
Public information officer

(907) 269-8041 office
(907) 240-7462 cell

sarana.schell@alaska.gov

 

 

For more on PERM:

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Federal auditor.

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PERM/

 

First Health Services Corp.

Handles Medicaid billing for Alaska.

https://alaska.fhsc.com/

State contacts

 

DHSS:

Douglas Jones
Program Integrity Manager
DHSS Office of Program Integrity
907-269-0361

 

Margaret Summers
Internal Auditor
DHSS Office of Program Integrity
907-269-0285

 

Heidi Jurisch
Medical Assistance Administrator
DHSS Oficce of Program Integrity
907-334-2413

 

Carol Downey
Quality Assurance Manager
Senior and Disabilities Services
907-269-3664
1-800-478-9996

 

Theresa Panilo
Associate Coordinator
Senior and Disabilities Services
907-269-3673

 

Teri Keklak
Quality Assurance Manager
Behavoiral Health
907-269-2050

 

Renee Gayhart
Tribal Program Manager
Medicaid and Health Care Policy
907-465-1619

CMS contact

 

Livanta
(the CMS contractor that will ask providers for sample bills):

Robin Reed,
Medical records manager
(301) 957-2380

Stephen Buckingham,
Problem resolution/communication specialist
(301) 957-2329,
sbuckingham@livanta.com