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Senior Program Specialist

MSB is pleased to announce that Kim Tortoriello recently accepted the position of Sr. Program Specialist. Kim has spent the majority of her time with MSB as a Program Specialist in Maine and Vermont, and will now be leading MSB's Program Specialist teams in New Hampshire and Massachusetts as well.

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Maine Claims Analyst Tammy Hamman is a member of a roller derby team called Poison Pixies, and her roller derby name is Lil Stun'Her.

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Kim and her daughter, Violet

Kim Tortoriello, Senior Program Specialist

As the end of the school year approaches, a shared refrain can often be heard among educators: "There are just not enough hours in the day!" Perhaps we can help. At MSB, we subscribe to the philosophy that it truly takes a village to raise a child. We take great pride in being part of your "village" through our partnership and we strive to relieve a bit of your administrative burden so educators may spend more time with kids. We are committed to this vision and believe the success of all our children depends on it.

Why not plan a little spring cleaning for your school district by meeting with your MSB Program Specialist? We stand ready and determined to help your district maximize Medicaid reimbursement and find the tools that will make all of those varied tasks that educators juggle daily a little easier to manage.

Having worked as a Program Specialist in Maine for many years, I am looking forward to branching out and working more closely with our clients throughout New England within my new role as Senior Program Specialist. I am also pleased to announce that Charlene Conant will be joining our team as a Program Specialist in Maine. Charlene has worked as a Claims Analyst here at MSB and brings a unique blend of skills, including expertise regarding MaineCare billing and a teaching background, to her new role.

As a parent and former teacher, I feel very fortunate to come in contact with such committed and inspired educators and administrators every day as I meet with our clients in Maine. I'm looking forward to seeing you soon and helping you to find a few more hours in the day. Happy Spring!

Adori Super User Forums

Please join us for an interactive, open discussion about proposed improved functionality for Adori goals and objectives. MSB plans to host a series of very targeted "focus groups" with our Adori users to identify and propose enhancements to the areas that you use most. We have heard the suggestions and now we are in a position to invite you to be a part of the discussion.

The forums are targeted for those who use the IEP and Goals and Objectives work spaces most frequently.

Please go to this link to sign up for the Adori Super User Forum.

New Service: List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE)

MSB is pleased to announce a new service for our Maine customers! With provider information including names and dates of birth MSB is able to search for district employees that have been excluded from participating in Medicaid reimbursement programs. For more information please contact Steve Courter. To read more about your district's responsibilities related to LEIE please visit the OIG's Exclusions FAQs.

End of year Lumea reminders:

For those districts using Lumea, here some end of the year reminders:

Make sure Service Providers have logged and posted all sessions for Medicaid covered services provided
Make sure Administrators have performed Student Identity Verification so these pending kids are made active and are billable
Make sure Administrators have set the "Okay to Bill Medicaid" flag to yes for those students you wish to bill
Make sure Administrators have filled in updated parental consent date ranges (for districts tracking parent consent dates in Lumea)
Make sure Administrators have updated Provider Credential date ranges

For a complete list, please do not hesitate to contact your Program Specialist.

MADSEC Director's Academy

We hope to see you this June at the MADSEC conference in Bangor. Steve Courter, Kim Tortoriello and Charlene Conant will be attending this year. Please stop by our booth if you have any issues you would like to discuss or just to say hello.

New Additions

MSB is pleased to announce some recent additions to the Maine Team. Charlene Conant will be transitioning from her present role as a Claims Analyst to a Program Specialist, effective June 1st. Leah Costales will be replacing Charlene as a Maine Claims Analyst. We look forward to providing Maine school districts with additional support to help maximize billing and comply with MaineCare regulations.