Registration now open! Register by April 1, 2019 to get the best rates!
Early registration: $1075 (register by April 1)
Regular registration: $1175 (after April 1)
Be sure to take advantage of special discounts on hotel room rates at The Cosmopolitan, exclusively available to AIABPM attendees!
Day One : Thursday May 16
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Full buffet breakfast with exhibitors 7:00 - 8:00 AM
Keynote 8:10 - 9:00 AM
The evolving anesthesia workforce: recruiting and retention in the digital age
Rick Dutton, MD, MBA – Chief Quality Officer, USAP
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Navigating the Landmines of Consolidation in the Anesthesia Market
Judy Jurin Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC
- Refreshment Break/Exhibits
10:30 - 11:20 AM
Quality Queasiness? MIPS Malcontent? Mastering the Quality Payment Program
Emil Engels, MD, MBA, CPC – Division Medical Officer, MEDNAX- Questions and Answers
11:55 AM - 1:00 PM
Luncheon 1 “Ask the billing experts”
Luncheon 2 “Ask the Practice Management Experts”
1:10 - 2:00 PM
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
Positioning for success in the 2019 Anesthesiology Market
Shena Scott, MBA – Scott Healthcare Consulting
BILLING AND CODING TRACK
Facet joints and spinal cord stimulator billing
Judi Blaszczyk – Medical Compliance Auditor, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
2:00 - 2:50 PM
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
Group-to-group mergers . . . and not quite mergers
Mark Weiss – The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm
BILLING AND CODING TRACK
Transesophageal echocardiography: Certification, credentialing and coding
Tandy Causey RN, JD – Juris Medica, LLC
- Refreshment Break/Exhibits 2:50 - 3:20 PM
3:20 - 4:10 PM
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
Your hospital just handed you an RFP…what next?
John Friedel, Chief Operating Officer, Premier Anesthesia, LLC
BILLING AND CODING TRACK
Billing for obstetric anesthesia services
Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.
- Wine and Cheese Reception with the Exhibitors
Day Two: Friday May 17
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Full buffet breakfast with exhibitors 7:00 - 8:00 AM
8:00 - 8:50 AM
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
Value based contracting: choosing realistic metrics and meeting goals
Sean Kurzweil – Product Development and Telehealth Manager, MEDNAX
BILLING AND CODING TRACK
Frequently asked questions on billing and compliance
Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.
8:50 - 9:40 AM
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
How to Use Benchmarking Data to Negotiate a Contract
Judy Jurin Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC
BILLING AND CODING TRACK
Billing for Acute pain services
Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
- Refreshment Break/Exhibits 9:40 - 10:20 AM
10:20 - 11:10 AM
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TRACK
Getting providers on board with compliance, and what to do when they don’t.
Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC
BILLING AND CODING TRACK
Befuddled By Bundling
Judi Blaszczyk – Medical Compliance Auditor, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
- Questions and Answers
- Lunch with the Exhibitors
1:00 - 1:50 PM
Artificial Intelligence: Decoding the Future of Coding
Jack Neil, MD – Chief Executive Officer, Hank AI/Chief Technology Officer, MedStream
1:50 - 2:40 PM
Pain Management Practice Efficiencies for World Class Results
Amy Mowles – President and CEO, Mowles Medical Practice Management
- Refreshment Break/Exhibits 2:40 - 3:10 PM
3:10 - 4:10 PM
Denials, audits and overpayments: a practical approach
Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC
- Questions and Answers
Day Three: Saturday May 18
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Full buffet breakfast 7:00 - 8:00 AM
8:00 - 8:50 AM
HIPAA Update 2019: What You Need to Know
Judy Jurin Semo, JD – Judith Jurin Semo, PLLC
8:50 - 9:40 AM
Is There a Case on That: Lessons for Anesthesia and Pain Groups From Real Cases
Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC
- Refreshment Break 9:40 - 10:00 AM
10:00 - 10:50 AM
Compliance Questions and Answers
Vicki Myckowiak, JD – Myckowiak Associates, PC
Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
- Questions and Answers
- Lunch on Your Own
12:45 - 1:35 PM
Navigating and Understanding Payer Policies to Mitigate Risk and Increase Your Bottom Line
Judi Blaszczyk – Medical Compliance Auditor, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
1:35 - 2:25 PM
Electronic Medical Record Audits
Devona Slater – President, Auditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.
2:25 - 3:15 PM
Anesthesia modifiers
Kelly Dennis, MBA – Perfect Office Solutions, Inc.
- Questions and Answers/Adjourn