BC ADVANTAGE - CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Below is a list of selected conferences and events, that BC Advantage encourages all Medical Billers and Coders should attend.

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CEU Approved: 1 AAPC, 1 ARHCP, 1 PMI

Date: March 20th 2008
Topic: Utilizing and Understanding RBRVS

Cost: FREE**

Speaker: Maxine Inman Collins, MBA, CPA, CMC, CMIS, CMOM
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We will review the development of RBRVS reimbursement for physicians.  We will discuss how best to utilize RBRVS to set practice fee schedules, analyze the costs of services provided in your practice and compute your "internal conversion factor".  This knowledge is a prerequisite for understanding and negotiating managed care contracts and making other financial decisions for your office or clinic in addition to preparing for future changes in reimbursement methods.

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How to be the Best Receptionist
August 29, 2008
PENSACOLA FL
Front Line Skills to Enhance Your Practice's Profitability Potential

Who creates the FIRST impression in your practice? The receptionist. In just the first few minutes of interaction with the patient, the receptionist sets the tone for the practice. In just a few hours you can increase your receptionist's skills and improve your medical practice through our presentation of How to Be the Best Receptionist.

This session fully explains the expanded role of today's receptionist including front desk operations, charting and medical records, managing the telephone and mastering appointment scheduling. This program will motivate and inspire your new receptionists as well as veterans.

Understanding the Role of the Receptionist:
Front desk operations
Patient relations
Time management and appointment scheduling
Collecting payment at the time of service
Charting and medical records

Managing the Telephone:
Patient education of practice policies
Dealing with talkative and frustrated patients
Effective telephone procedures
Making your voice an asset

Five keys to better communication 3-3-3 Rule

Appointment Scheduling That Really Works:
Adhering to scheduling policies
Building walk-in time
Schedule doctor based on fact- not speculation
Dealing with broken appointments
An effective recall system
Explaining excessive waiting time
Handling the short notice appointment

The Receptionist's Role in Patient Relations:
How to give personal attention when you don't have time
How perceptions can turn into realities
How to encourage referrals
Good patient relations - the best marketing program in town

Make sure your practice is taking advantage of its critical first impression to improve patient relations and make the practice operate efficiently.

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Mastering Collections Through Insurance Processing
August 29, 2008
FLAGSTAFF AZ
A Seminar for Medical Office Personnel
Make sure your office is in Compliance with the OIG's Model Compliance Plan Guidance for Physician Practices.
This program is a must for any practice that bills Federal Health Plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, Champus or Tricare, as well as other third party payors or managed care plans.
The inspector General of the OIG has issued the Model Compliance Plan Guidance for Physician Practices. In this plan, the OIG states four specific and critical areas of compliance risk to the medical practice.
Number one on the list is proper coding and billing procedures. These areas of risk were determined by the OIG through investigations and audits related to physician practices.
Specific areas of concern related to your billing procedures and listed in the compliance plan will be covered in this fast moving program.
Take steps to protect your practice today.
Attend this information packed seminar to assist in evaluating your current billing procedures and protocols for all carriers including the "Federal Plans". This program will be an important step toward compliance, and in it you will learn how to lead your practice in the processes of audit, evaluation, and restructuring of your current insurance processing policies and procedures. Better policies will result in proper claim submission and follow up, minimize billing mistakes, and insure that payment is received in a timely manner.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
August 30, 2008
PLANO, TX
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Certified Medical Coder - Evening Course
August 30, 2008
SHREVEPORT, LA
This is a five-day course, administered over a 5-week period. The program includes classroom instruction, course manual, homework exercises, exam preparation handbook and the certification exam.

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Mastering Medicare Billing, Coding & Compliance
September 02, 2008 - September 03, 2008
Denver, CO
Cut though red-tape, share ideas, and get solid information about billing, enrollment and compliance. Day one focuses on Medicare Billing, coding, coverage, compliance and the latest Medicare Part B changes. Day two is dedicated to Medicare Compliance - how to act on denials and avoid them in the first place. Exchange ideas and get the scoop on updates that may affect your practice!

Click here to view Distance Learning option now available

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2008 Coding Certification Boot Camps
September 03, 2008 - September 05, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA
To Register, Call: 1-800-334-5724, option 2.

Early Bird SpecialRegister at least 60 days before class begins and save $300

Coding Certification Boot Camp is the ONLY training course that prepares you to take both the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Certified Professional Coder Exam and the Association of Registered Health Care Professionals (ARHCP) Registered Medical Coder Exam. You can choose to test for one or both certifications:

The AAPC CPC Exam will certify your skills in:
" Understanding human anatomy and medical terminology
" Applying CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM codes correctly
" Following E/M guidelines and documentation requirements
" Using CPT and HCPCS Level II modifiers
" Using ICD-9-CM V&E codes

The ARHCP RMC Exam will cover those same areas, and also certifies you on insurance reimbursement process, specifically:
" How Medicare policy affects reimbursement
" How to create and implement a Medicare compliance plan
" Consent vs. Authorization
" Medicare as the secondary payor
" Medicare's global surgery package
" How to identify problem areas and how to correct them
" And other "real-life" coding issues affecting reimbursement

The first step toward any certification is the Coding Certification Boot Camp. Register todayclasses fill up fast.

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Coding and Billing in Best Run Practices
September 04, 2008
Honolulu, HI
Learn how to easily implement proven steps to fortify coding, billing, collections and bottom line results. Turn everyday operations into a team-driven powerhouse that increases revenue, reduces back end claim hassles, and produces rock solid documentation:
· Stop missed and under-documented services
· Have fewer denials and know how to better fight them
· Code confidently before the patient leaves the office
· Accurately collect more up front dollars
· Achieve excellence in coding rules and billing compliance
In this three-hour seminar, you will learn how to empower office staff to simultaneously ensure complete and proper payment for every billable service rendered.
This seminar provides you with specific techniques that translate to improved communication, documentation, accurate code selection and payment. No matter what the size of the practice, with or without EMRs, or whether your COB is on or off site, these steps will produce positive outcomes.
Find out how to:
· Get better documentation to completely code the entire service
· Spot compliance problems before they happen
· Collect properly from the patient-as-consumer
· Get the right insurance representative on the phone and win denials
· Recognize when your contracts are a problem
· Know the rules and laws  and let them work for you
· Create outcomes that are correct, productive and painless You should attend if you are a coder, biller, practice manager, in the allied health care industry, or any part of your job involves responsibility for physician coding or billing in medical practices.

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Mastering Medicare Billing, Coding & Compliance
September 04, 2008 - September 05, 2008
Salt Lake City, UT
Cut though red-tape, share ideas, and get solid information about billing, enrollment and compliance. Day one focuses on Medicare Billing, coding, coverage, compliance and the latest Medicare Part B changes. Day two is dedicated to Medicare Compliance - how to act on denials and avoid them in the first place. Exchange ideas and get the scoop on updates that may affect your practice!

Click here to view Distance Learning option now available

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How to Dissect Operative Reports & Find Missing Pieces
September 04, 2008
Honolulu, HI
Learn how to increase your analysis skills and handle challenging operative reports. Get modern techniques to strengthen your skills, ensure every billable service is reported for payment, and handle tricky coding situations:
· Work with surgeons to get better documentation
· Code accurately for every service rendered - every time
In this three-hour seminar you will learn the best approach to coding operative reports. This seminar provides you with specific techniques toabstract necessary information from complexdocumentation.Discover coding tools that deliver the best value, and tips to help physicians improve documentation for optimal transference to correct codes.
In this comprehensive and hands on seminar, you will learn an easy 10-step process for physician coding using real, redacted operativereportsthat represent the most complex coding scenarios.
This process applies to all surgical specialties:
Easily interview physicians to identify missing documentation · Learn about working with CACs to achieve the most accurate codes
· Report unlisted procedures and get paid for them
· Best practices for avoiding unbundling mistakes
· Proper use of modifiers 51 and 59 and the specialties most affected
· Create outcomes that are correct, productive and painless

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 09, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Mastering Medicare Billing, Coding & Compliance
September 09, 2008 - September 10, 2008
Dallas, TX
Cut though red-tape, share ideas, and get solid information about billing, enrollment and compliance. Day one focuses on Medicare Billing, coding, coverage, compliance and the latest Medicare Part B changes. Day two is dedicated to Medicare Compliance - how to act on denials and avoid them in the first place. Exchange ideas and get the scoop on updates that may affect your practice!

Click here to view Distance Learning option now available

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 09, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 09, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Experienced medical office professionals with exceptional administrative skills are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM) ® exam. To attain CMOM certification, all candidates must demonstrate a high level of knowledge in financial management, managed care contracting, personnel, and time management. Risk management, medical record keeping and facility management issues should also be mastered.

Practice Management Institute® has helped raise the bar of knowledge with its CMOM certification, designed to help physicians and their staff ensure ample training to perform in important administrative roles. Those awarded with this credential have demonstrated exceptional knowledge and skill in outpatient medical office administration.

PMI's faculty team is comprised of first-rate professionals with a high degree of personal integrity, a love for teaching and a great deal of enthusiasm about their subject matter. Review our Quick Links for further information about PMI's faculty and certifications. You can also download/print the Fact Sheets below.

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Commercial Payer Audits
September 10, 2008
Audio seminar
Get the coding education you need from a qualified presenter while obtaining CEUs all from the comfort of your desk and without the cost of time and travel.
· 1 Session worth 2.0 CEUs
· 60 minute presentation
· Listen and interact with professional presenters
· Choose from any of our scheduled update conferences
· Choose from a live or CD recorded session
· All conferences start at 1 PM Eastern
Join us for this exciting 60 minute look at Commercial Payer Audits.

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2008 Coding Certification Boot Camps
September 10, 2008 - September 12, 2008
Detroit, MI
To Register, Call: 1-800-334-5724, option 2.

Early Bird SpecialRegister at least 60 days before class begins and save $300

Coding Certification Boot Camp is the ONLY training course that prepares you to take both the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Certified Professional Coder Exam and the Association of Registered Health Care Professionals (ARHCP) Registered Medical Coder Exam. You can choose to test for one or both certifications:

The AAPC CPC Exam will certify your skills in:
" Understanding human anatomy and medical terminology
" Applying CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM codes correctly
" Following E/M guidelines and documentation requirements
" Using CPT and HCPCS Level II modifiers
" Using ICD-9-CM V&E codes

The ARHCP RMC Exam will cover those same areas, and also certifies you on insurance reimbursement process, specifically:
" How Medicare policy affects reimbursement
" How to create and implement a Medicare compliance plan
" Consent vs. Authorization
" Medicare as the secondary payor
" Medicare's global surgery package
" How to identify problem areas and how to correct them
" And other "real-life" coding issues affecting reimbursement

The first step toward any certification is the Coding Certification Boot Camp. Register todayclasses fill up fast.

More information click here

 

     
2008 Coding Certification Boot Camps
September 10, 2008 - September 12, 2008
Jacksonville, FL
To Register, Call: 1-800-334-5724, option 2.

Early Bird SpecialRegister at least 60 days before class begins and save $300

Coding Certification Boot Camp is the ONLY training course that prepares you to take both the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Certified Professional Coder Exam and the Association of Registered Health Care Professionals (ARHCP) Registered Medical Coder Exam. You can choose to test for one or both certifications:

The AAPC CPC Exam will certify your skills in:
" Understanding human anatomy and medical terminology
" Applying CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM codes correctly
" Following E/M guidelines and documentation requirements
" Using CPT and HCPCS Level II modifiers
" Using ICD-9-CM V&E codes

The ARHCP RMC Exam will cover those same areas, and also certifies you on insurance reimbursement process, specifically:
" How Medicare policy affects reimbursement
" How to create and implement a Medicare compliance plan
" Consent vs. Authorization
" Medicare as the secondary payor
" Medicare's global surgery package
" How to identify problem areas and how to correct them
" And other "real-life" coding issues affecting reimbursement

The first step toward any certification is the Coding Certification Boot Camp. Register todayclasses fill up fast.

More information click here

 

     
2008 Coding Certification Boot Camps
September 10, 2008 - September 12, 2008
Cleveland, OH
To Register, Call: 1-800-334-5724, option 2.

Early Bird SpecialRegister at least 60 days before class begins and save $300

Coding Certification Boot Camp is the ONLY training course that prepares you to take both the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Certified Professional Coder Exam and the Association of Registered Health Care Professionals (ARHCP) Registered Medical Coder Exam. You can choose to test for one or both certifications:

The AAPC CPC Exam will certify your skills in:
" Understanding human anatomy and medical terminology
" Applying CPT, HCPCS Level II, and ICD-9-CM codes correctly
" Following E/M guidelines and documentation requirements
" Using CPT and HCPCS Level II modifiers
" Using ICD-9-CM V&E codes

The ARHCP RMC Exam will cover those same areas, and also certifies you on insurance reimbursement process, specifically:
" How Medicare policy affects reimbursement
" How to create and implement a Medicare compliance plan
" Consent vs. Authorization
" Medicare as the secondary payor
" Medicare's global surgery package
" How to identify problem areas and how to correct them
" And other "real-life" coding issues affecting reimbursement

The first step toward any certification is the Coding Certification Boot Camp. Register todayclasses fill up fast.

More information click here

 

     
3-Day Coding Certification Training Camps
September 10, 2008 - September 12, 2008
Omaha, NE
To Register, Call: 1-866-458-2962

Congratulations in taking your 1st step to career success!

Earning the gold-standard CPC® certification means more expertise, more money, more career opportunities, and more professional recognition for coders, billers, and other health care professionals.

The results of a recent AAPC Salary Survey reveal:

" Certified Coders earn an average of 17 % more than their non-certified counterparts.
" 42 % said that Certification was required for employment at their current positions.
" 41% of coding positions are closed to non-certified coders.Recent search of monster.com revealed 310 available medical coding positions, 128 of which required certification.

So find a way to take 3 days - just 3 days - out of your busy job and personal life, and we'll deliver exactly what you need to pass the AAPC's CPC® exam and reap benefits that last your entire career. Learn from a master instructor, and get to know other health care professionals who are striving for the same goal.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 10, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 10, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 11, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 11, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

More information click here

 

     
Mastering Medicare Billing, Coding & Compliance
September 11, 2008 - September 12, 2008
St. Louis, MO
Cut though red-tape, share ideas, and get solid information about billing, enrollment and compliance. Day one focuses on Medicare Billing, coding, coverage, compliance and the latest Medicare Part B changes. Day two is dedicated to Medicare Compliance - how to act on denials and avoid them in the first place. Exchange ideas and get the scoop on updates that may affect your practice!

Click here to view Distance Learning option now available

More information click here

 

     
Certified Medical Office Manager
September 12, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

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Certified Medical Office Manager
September 12, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN
Learn to initiate policies and protocols that will improve, protect and stabilize the financial security of the practice. More physicians need Certified Office Managers who understand the newest business and regulatory issues.

More information click here

 

     
3-Day Coding Certification Training Camps
September 15, 2008 - September 17, 2008
Madison, WI
To Register, Call: 1-866-458-2962

Congratulations in taking your 1st step to career success!

Earning the gold-standard CPC® certification means more expertise, more money, more career opportunities, and more professional recognition for coders, billers, and other health care professionals.

The results of a recent AAPC Salary Survey reveal:

" Certified Coders earn an average of 17 % more than their non-certified counterparts.
" 42 % said that Certification was required for employment at their current positions.
" 41% of coding positions are closed to non-certified coders.Recent search of monster.com revealed 310 available medical coding positions, 128 of which required certification.

So find a way to take 3 days - just 3 days - out of your busy job and personal life, and we'll deliver exactly what you need to pass the AAPC's CPC® exam and reap benefits that last your entire career. Learn from a master instructor, and get to know other health care professionals who are striving for the same goal.

More information click here

 

     
3-Day Coding Certification Training Camps
September 15, 2008 - September 17, 2008
San Diego, CA
To Register, Call: 1-866-458-2962

Congratulations in taking your 1st step to career success!

Earning the gold-standard CPC® certification means more expertise, more money, more career opportunities, and more professional recognition for coders, billers, and other health care professionals.

The results of a recent AAPC Salary Survey reveal:

" Certified Coders earn an average of 17 % more than their non-certified counterparts.
" 42 % said that Certification was required for employment at their current positions.
" 41% of coding positions are closed to non-certified coders.Recent search of monster.com revealed 310 available medical coding positions, 128 of which required certification.

So find a way to take 3 days - just 3 days - out of your busy job and personal life, and we'll deliver exactly what you need to pass the AAPC's CPC® exam and reap benefits that last your entire career. Learn from a master instructor, and get to know other health care profess