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Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management

Conference Information 2022

We look forward to returning to the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the first time since 2019. 

Concerned about COVID? So are we. Check out this page to learn why we think this event will be safe to conduct live. 

Full conference registration:  $1095. 

Tulane University Health Sciences Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 21 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). 

Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. 

This program meets AAPC guidelines for 21.0 CEUs. Can be used for Core A, CEMC, CPCO and CANPC for continuing education units.

This conference has been pre-approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 20 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) towards the maintenance of the ACS or SCP credentials.

Medical Meeting Solutions, LLC and Tulane University Health Sciences Center present this activity for educational purposes only and do not endorse any product, content of presentation or exhibit. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. 

The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected because of their recognized expertise. Full registration includes all sessions including the Anesthesia Billing and Coding Boot Camp as well as the main conference

Anesthesia Billing and Coding Boot Camp only: just $99 for this four hour session on the basics. 

Discounts available for groups of 3 and larger! These discounts will be applied automatically when you book through our Eventbrite registration pageContact us for additional details.

 

Pre-Conference:
Anesthesia Billing and Coding Boot Camp
Sunday March 6, 2022

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Designed for anyone who is new to anesthesia billing and coding, this four hour session teaches you the basics of anesthesia billing and coding, presented by three of the country’s leading authorities on the subject. This session is ideal for physicians, CRNAs, practice managers, new billing and coding staff, and anyone who wants to learn the essentials of getting an anesthesia bill out the door. 

Doris V. Branker, CHC, CPMA, CIRCC, CANPC, CEMC – DB Healthcare Consulting

Kelly Dennis

Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.

Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

  Monday March 7, 2022 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Keynote

Judy Semo

The Future of Independent Anesthesia Practice

Judy Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Improving the Patient Experience

Jake Poore – Integrated Loyalty Systems

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Update on Surprise Billing Legislation

Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Kelly Dennis

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Surviving an internal or external audit

Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.

Mark Weiss

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

How to restructure your group for 2025 and beyond

Mark Weiss, JD – The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Fighting denials for postoperative pain services

Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

Judy Semo

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Responding to an RFP

Judy Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Agree to Disagree: Is there a better code for that?

Doris Branker CHC, CPC, CIRCC, CPMA, CPC-I, CANPC, CEMC – DB Healthcare Consulting

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Update on Regional Anesthesia 

Vlad Frenk, MD – Integrated Anesthesia Associates

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Exclusive Arrangements vs. Employment

Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Operationalizing the New Out of Network Rules

Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Judy Semo

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Negotiating hospital employment agreements

Judy Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC

Kelly Dennis

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Medical Direction

Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Off the shelf applications for tracking quality metrics

Frank Brabec, MBA – Brabec Healthcare Management

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Creating a meaingful monitoring system – Why compliance and RCM must work together

Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

How to hire and work with an RCM firm

Teri Gatchel – Schmidt, CPC, MBA – Synergen Health

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Jack Neil

Update on Artificial Intelligence

Jack Neil, MD – CEO/Founder, Hank AI

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Update on MIPS

Hal Nelson, CANPC – MSN Healthcare

Wednesday March 9, 2022

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Attracting and Retaining Staff in the Current Crisis

Frank Brabec, MBA – Brabec Healthcare Management

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Getting the most from your relationship with your hospital IT department

Randy V. Bradley, Ph.D, CPHMIS, FHIMSS – University of Tennessee 

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Alternative payments models: for which ones should anesthesia prepare?

Hal Nelson, CANPC – MSN Healthcare

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Is there a case on that? Lessons From Real Cases

Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC

Adjourn

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