Day 1 - Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

Day 2 – Friday, Oct. 17, 2008

7:00 to 8:00 am – Exhibitor Registration & Setup

8:00 to 9:15 am - General Session – Continental Breakfast - Melody Irvine - Auditing 101 w/Common Denials, Errors & Appeal Issues to Avoid

7:45 to 8:30 am – Attendee Registration, Continental Breakfast

9:15 to 10:30 am – General Session - Mike Edmonds - Footprints of a Medical Billing Company Owner (Mike has doubled his billing business since last year's conference to have well over 150 providers in several clinics)

8:00 to 9:00 am – Exhibitor Hall Open

10:30 to 10:45 am – Morning Break Sponsored by AMBA, Exhibitor Hall Open, Prize Drawings

8:30 to 9:00 am – General Session begins, Announcements, Introductions, Prize Drawing, Info on Medical Money Madness Auction

10:45 to 11:45 pm – General Session - Robin Roach - Breakup of a Provider and Biller; Lessons Learned (new Speaker added 9/08)

9:00 to 10:15 am - General Session – Keynote Speaker – Trish Bukauskas, "Communication" -- The Forgotten but Essential Tool for Success!

11:45 to 1:00 pm - Brown Bag Lunch - Medical Money Madness Auction, special prize drawings

10:15-10:45 am, Morning Break Sponsored by Card Choice, International

Exhibitor Hall Open, Prize Drawing

1:00 to 2:00 pm - Breakout Session:

A) Cheri Freeman - Physical Medicine & Rehab Billing

B) Kathy Stull, Linking Work & Revenue -- Considerations for Getting Paid

10:45 to 11:45 am - General Session - Robert Liles, Esq. Liles Parker - Contracting and Billing on Percentage of Collections

2:00 to 2:30 pm - Afternoon Break Sponsored by ?  Exhibitor Hall Open, Prize Drawing  

11:45 to 1:15 pm – AMBA Awards Luncheon, Chapter of the Year, Member of the Year and TEAM AMBA Awards Sponsored  by AdvancedMD

 2:30 to 4:00 pm – Dr. R.L. "Ron" Ramsdell, PhD, Fraud,  Abuse, Compliance, RICO...Where Do You Stand?

1:15 to 2:15 pm – General Session -- Trish Bukauskas, A/R’s less than 45 days; Myth, Fact or Wishful Thinking.  Can it be done? 

2:15 to 3:15 pm – General Session -- Martin Jensen -Denial Engines - How Carriers are Getting Away with Paying Less & Less

5:00 to 5:30 pm Exhibitor Drawings, Final Prize Drawings, End Day 2

3:15 to 3:45 pm – Afternoon Break, Sponsored by ?  Exhibitor Hall Open, Prize Drawing

3:45 to 4:45 pm Breakout Session:

A) Jeff Fagerman, MedLook Software Billing Tips, Tricks & User Friendly Hints

B) Sara Tradup - Podiatry Billing

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm - General Session Day 1 Ends, Announcements, Prize Drawings

6:00 to 8:00 pm – Networking Social Event Sponsored by Gold Key Credit   All attendees are invited and encouraged to attend this great networking opportunity! Speak with and meet other billers!