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Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management


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This is an archived schedule for the 2020 live conference, which was cancelled due to COVID. 

Conference registration: $1075. 

 


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Day One : Friday June 5, 2020

Keynote 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Judy Semo

The Year in Review

Judy Jurin Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Mark Weiss

Strategy, Synergy, Structure, Success

Mark Weiss – The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Negotiating Exclusive Arrangements with your Hospital

Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC

11:55 AM – 12:55 PM

Optional Luncheon 1 “Ask the billing experts”

Optional Luncheon 2: “Ask the Practice Management Experts”

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

The View from the C-Suite

Frank Brabec, MBA – Brabec Healthcare Management, Inc. 

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

New postop pain management coding and RVU changes 

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

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Creating a culture of psychological safety

Jonathan Bradstreet, CRNA — Chief Nurse Anesthetist, Maine Medical Center

Kelly Dennis

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Billing and coding for breast surgery procedures

Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Optimal risk management for anesthesia practices

Brian Thomas, JD – Preferred Physicians Medical

Tandy Causey

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Billing and coding for cardiac anesthesia

Tandy Digby, RN, JD – Juris Medica Law, LLC

Day Two: Saturday June 6, 2020

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Non-opioid anesthesia

Michael Manning, MD Ph.D – Duke University

Kelly Dennis

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Frequently asked questions on billing and compliance

Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Judy Semo

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

Billing services contract negotiation

Judy Jurin Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC

Judi Blaszczyk

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Beyond medical direction modifiers

Judi Blaszczyk – Medical Compliance Auditor, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK

The current environment of the anesthesia practice acquisition market

Kirk Rebane, ASA, CPA – Haverford Healthcare Advisors

BILLING AND CODING TRACK

Comparing anesthesia times and billing patterns

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

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Jack Neil

An update on artificial intelligence technology

Jack Neil, MD – Chief Executive Officer, Hank AI/Chief Technology Officer, MedStream

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM


What will coding jobs look like in 2025?
Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Judy Semo

Billing in-house vs. outsourcing

Judy Jurin Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Is there a case on that?

Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC

Day Three: Sunday June 7, 2020

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Negotiating a payor contract

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

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Sherif Zaafran

An update on surprise medical billing legislation

Sherif Zaafran, MD, FASA – National Legislative Liaison, US Anesthesia Partners

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Judi Blaszczyk

How to Prevent Fluctuations in Your Bottom Line

Judi Blaszczyk – Medical Compliance Auditor, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Coding the Uncommon – Strategies for maximizing reimbursement for rarely encountered situations

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

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Kelly Dennis

The Winning Strategy for Billing Invasive Lines

Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Judi Blaszczyk

Critical Care: Coding, Documentation and Billing for Maximum Reimbursement

Judi Blaszczyk – Medical Compliance Auditor, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.


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