Content should be geared toward the following:
- Entry-level medical billers
- Experience medical billers and practice managers
- Physicians, physician billing staff, physician office managers
- Compliance officers
- Practice management consultants
- Reimbursement Specialists
- Medical Billing Education Trainers
- Coders
(including entry level)
Breakout Session Focus
The
goal of breakout sessions is to deliver current hot topic and leading-edge
information. Sessions can focus on a variety of topics. Your application will be
designated in one of the following areas:
- Practice Management, Reimbursement & Billing
- Coding
- Emerging Trends & Issues
- Leadership, Communication, Organizational Skills & Professionalism
- Focus on Business and or Marketing
- Compliance & Regulatory
- Technology
- Basic
Informational Session
Presenter Eligibility
Each
presenter application must indicate:
- Demonstrated speaking experience with good presentation ability and
expertise in knowledge area. Evaluation scores from previous engagements
are encouraged.
- Minimum of two years experience is preferred but is not mandatory.
- Employment as a biller or coder through a billing service, employment as a
biller or coder, office manager or administrative position in provider’s
office or experience through owning a billing service, employment as a
consultant, coder, researcher or educator is preferred.
- While each
presentation may include any number of presenters, only one speaker from
each session will be eligible to receive a waived conference fee unless
pre-approval has been obtained through AMBA.
Application Guidelines
- Applications will only be accepted electronically through email.
- Objectives must be written in a measurable format to meet the standards set
by AMBA
- You must define or clearly indicate what the attendee will come away with
through your proposed session.
- What will the participant know or be able to do as a result of attending
the session?
- Can attainment of the objectives be measured or evaluated?
- An abstract (outline) of the proposed session.
- Biography of
the presenter limited to 250 words.
Review Criteria
The
AMBA 2008 Annual Conference Planning Committee will review all applications and
use the following criteria in the selection process:
-
Relevance to practice management, reimbursement and billing
— The
application topic should be directly related to the breakout session focus
topics listed above and should be relevant to practice management,
reimbursement and billing. Focus on why your topic would be important to
attendees.
-
Clarity, quality and organization of content abstract/outline — Your
outline should specifically describe the learning objectives, content,
delivery of the presentation, and outcome.
-
Checklists, tools, exercises and handouts — Tools are provided to
participants to either assess current situations or assist them in
improvement.
-
Innovation and Originality — New and innovative ideas and use of
technology that is pertinent to all aspects of billing are encouraged.
-
Hot topic in billing and coding or practice management — Ensure the
topic is either emerging or is a priority for billers and coders within the
industry.
-
Educational method — The method of delivery in a 60 minute
presentation is interactive and appropriate for the content presented.
Question and answer periods are included in the 60 minute timeframe.
-
Advanced material — The conference planning review committee will
select approximately 90 percent from proposals that indicate intermediate to
advanced-level content and 10 percent from beginner-level content. We will
consider allowing additional time for advanced topics.
-
Covert sales pitches — While promotion of a product or service is not
a disqualifying factor, we would encourage speakers to refrain from this.
Historical evaluation data on each speaker is also reviewed when possible.
Speakers with previous negative evaluation data may be disqualified.
-
Method of
delivery — The presentation delivery must be defined. Sessions that are
appropriately more interactive are preferred and may have priority over
lecture and or discussion presentations.
Maximize Your Acceptance Chances
Questions about the
Application Process
Email your questions and
completed application to
2008Speaker@ambanet.net
Applications are available for
download at
www.ambanet.net/speakerap.doc
Note: AMBA may wish to change your presentation
to Keynote or Main General Session, in which case, we will discuss applicable in kind
sponsorship, honorarium and or travel expenses, if applicable.
