7:00 am to 8:00 am Exhibitor Registration and Setup
8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration, Exhibitor Hall Open
9:00 am to 10:00 am Meet and Greet your AMBA friends - Continental Breakfast, Door Prize Drawing
10:00 am to 10:30 am General Session - Bridging the Gap - Introduction of Exhibitors
10:30 to noon General Session - Opening Keynote Speaker, Rhonda Orin
Noon to 1:00 pm 2003 Awards Lunch in honor of the Member of the Year, Special Awards Presentations
1:00 pm to 1:15 pm General Session - Announcements, Prize Drawing
1:15 pm to 2:15 Exhibitor Hall Open
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Break out session (choice of session A or B)
A) Martin Grasdal, MCSE, MCT, CISSP - Networking, Remote Access and Protection of Sensitive Data
B) Steve Housberg - Essential Contract Elements
3:30 pm to 3:45 pm General Session - Announcements, Prize Drawing
3:45 pm to 4:45 pm Break out session
(choice of session C or D)
C) Mike Heverin, CMRS - Getting Chiropractic Claims Paid
D) Sarah Lott - DME Billing
4:45 pm to 5:00 pm Announcements, Prize Drawing
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Open Discussion of 2004 ICD9 Code Additions (with handouts), Visit with AMBA Members and Staff, Exhibit Hall Open
6:00 pm -- End of Day 1
Day 2 - Friday, October 3, 2003
8:00 am to 9:00 am Exhibitor Hall Open
9:00 am to 9:15 am General Session Announcements, Door Prize Drawing
9:15 am to 10:45 General Session - Centers for Medicare &Medicaid Services - Brenda Denman
10:45 am to 11:00 am General Session - Announcements, Prize Drawing
11am to Noon Break out session (choice of session E or F)
E) Tom Patterson - Marketing, Diversifying and Building Integrity
F) Cyndee Weston - Tracking Denials
Noon to 1:00 pm Lunch provided by AMBA
Noon to 1:30 pm Exhibitor Hall Open
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm General Session - Announcements, Hand out Certificates of Attendance, CEU Forms, Prize Drawing
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Break out Session (choice of session G or H)
G) Terri Wyman, CMRS - Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist Exam Preparation Course
H) Peter Bowhall - Clearinghouses, HIPAA Transactions, ANSI4010
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Exhibitor Hall Open
4:00 pm to 4:45 pm Keynote Closing Speaker - Jeff Rubin
4:45 pm to 5:00 pm Conference Wrap up
5:00 pm End of Day 2
