The leading conference for independent medical billers!
October 19-20, 2006
Local Chapter Officers meeting on October 18, 2006 from 6pm to 8pm Dinner meeting for all Local Chapter Officers to meet and share information on their chapters. There will be a guest speaker that will be speaking on how to resolve conflicts within your chapter, how to get members involved and how to be more succesful at running your local chapter. There is no cost for Officers to attend. Please let us know if you will be attending this session.
Day 1, Thursday, October 19, 2006
7:00 to 8:00 am - Exhibitor Registration and Setup
7:45 to 8:30 am - Attendee Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 to 9:15 am Exhibitor Hall Open
8:30 to 9:15 am - General Session begins, Announcements, Introductions of Members, Prize Drawing, Info on Medical Money Madness Auction
9:15 to 10:30 am General Session, Keynote Speaker, Robert Liles, Esq.Healthcare Compliance - Fraud Enforcement &Investigations From a Prosecutor's Perspective
10:30 to 11:30 am General Session, Debbie Hoover, Organizing the Paper Clutter, Time Management &Productivity Training
11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Member of the Year and Awards presentation luncheon (with Exhibitors &Sponsors)
12:30 to 1:45 pm General Session, Robin Roach, CMRS, Is Anyone Making Any Money?
1:45 to 2:00 pm Prize Drawing, Break, Exhibitor Hall Open
2:00 to 3:00 pm General Session, Leslie Johnson, CCS-P, CPC, Understanding and Applying Coding Edits for Optimal Reimbursement
3:00 to 3:30 pm - Exhibitor Hall Break Sponsored by Kareo, Prize drawing in Exhibitor Hall
3:30 to 4:30 pm Breakout Session
A)
Patricia Lecyk, MT, CMRS, Organize Your Office Forms, Records, Tasks; A Proactive Approach
B) Robin Roach, CMRS, How to get a State Grant For Youre Business
4:30 to 5:00 pm General Session Ends, Announcements for Friday, Prize Drawings
4:30 to 6:00 pm - Exhibitor Hall Open
5:00 to 6:00 pm - Optional, CPC Exam Preparation, Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CHBME
6:00 to 8:00 pm Networking Social sponsored by Kareo, hosted by All Local Chapter Officers, Hotel (Majestic 6 &7)
Day 2, Friday, October 20, 2006
8:00 to 9:00 am - General Session, Robin Roach, CMRS, Profitability of a Billing Service
9:00 to 9:15 am Morning Break, Prize Drawing, Exhibitor Hall Open
9:15 to 10:30 am - General Session, Robin Roach, CMRS, Ken Hagans, Profile of a Paperless Billing Office
10:30 to 11:30 am General Session, Wendy Britton, RN, CPC; Compliance, Audits, Fraud, Percentage billing on Govt. claims
11:30 to 12:45 - Prize Drawing, Announcements, Brown Bag Lunch, Medical Money Madness Auction; Exhibitor Hall Open
12:45 to 2:00 pm - General Session, Prize drawing, Guest Panel Discussion with Robin Roach, CMRS, Ken Hagans, Wendy Britton, RN, CPC, Brenda Keene, CMRS, CBCS, Shahnaz Ali
2:00 to 2:30 pm - Exhibitor Hall Afternoon Break, Prize Drawing
2:30 to 3:30 pm Breakout Session
A) Ken Hagans, Business Continuity &Disaster Planning (back by popular demand!)
B) Leslie Johnson, CCS-P, CPC, Understanding Specifics of Anesthesia Billing and Coding
3:30 to 4:30 pm Trailblazer Health, LJ Smith, New CMS 1500 to Accommodate NPI and New Appeals Procedures/Process
4:30 to 4:45 pm Local Chapter Announcements
4:45 to 5:00 pm - Conference Conclusion, Exhibitor Raffle Drawings, Final Prize Drawing, Exhibitor Hall Open