1st Annual Coding, Billing and Compliance Summit for Charities!



“

Healthcare Supporting Healthcare”

August 26-28, 2007

Las Vegas, Nevada

Who Should Attend:

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Coders and Billing Specialists

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Physicians and Medical Providers

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Medical Practice Managers

Earn 16 Continuing Education Credits From:

Join us for this first one of a kind Coding, Billing and Compliance event while supporting

ten different charities! Our expert faculty will provide you with the knowledge and tools

needed to become a solution based problem solver while increasing efficacy and

compliance within your organization.

Expand Your Knowledge and Expertise:



Learn from an experienced OIG lawyer first-hand,

critical areas of compliance to be aware



Take away tips and tools for evaluation and

implementation; make effective changes when you

get back



Reduce risks by understanding correct

interpretation of regulatory guidelines



Get up to date on coding specifics by specialty



Earn CEUs from multiple organizations while

networking with other healthcare professionals



Support ten healthcare charitable organizations

simply by attending!

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Compliance Officers and Auditors

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Consultants, Teachers, Lawyers

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Health Plan and Insurance Personnel

1st Annual

Coding, Billing and

Compliance Summit

for Charities!

Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

AUG 26, 2007 6:00pm-8:00pm

AUG 27, 2007 8:30

am-5:30pm

AUG 28, 2007 8:30

am-5:30pm

AUG 29, 2007 - Post Summit Workshop

“

ABC’s of Independent Contracting:

Techniques, Tools, & Tips on Consulting”

American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) Association of Registered Health Care Professionals (ARHCP)

American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) Professional Healthcare Institute of America (PHIA)

PRESENTERS

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nationally recognized experts in health care!

Meet our exceptional panel of speakers. All are

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Glade B. Curtis, MD, MPH, FACOG, CPC-OGS

Glade is Board certified and a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists with more than 20 years experience; this includes participating in the delivery of more than 5,000 babies. He holds a Master of Public Health degree and has four years experience working for the State of Utah Department of Health Division of Healthcare Financing. Dr. Curtis has spoken at conferences and taught coding seminars for more than 12 years, he is a CPC and a Certified OB/GYN Coder. Dr. Curtis is also the co-author of 18 titles relating to child birth and child care with sales of over 5 million books, including the best selling: Your Pregnancy Week By Week and Your Baby’s First Year Week By Week.

Betty A. Johnson, CPC, CCS-P, CIC, CCP

Betty is the president and principal consultant of CPC Solutions, Inc., with over 20 years experience in the field. She served as a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders’ National Advisory Board from 2004-2007 and was elected as the Member Relations – East officer from 2005-2004-2007. Betty is an approved PMCC instructor, has spoken nationally for providers, payors and institutions including Blue Cross Blue Shield, the AAPC, and The Coding Institute. Betty holds a B.A. in Healthcare Administration and is called upon frequently to provide auditing services, lecture and author articles.

Susan Thurston, MA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS-P, CMM, MCS-P, CHCO, RMC

Susan is the Director of Clinical Content for Contexo Media and CEO of Coder's Connection Inc., a healthcare consulting firm. She holds a Masters in Curriculum Design and has been adjunct faculty for College of Eastern Utah, Colorado Mountain College, Western Colorado Area Health Education Center and Mesa State College Utech campus. She is certified through AAPC, ARHCP, AHIMA, PAHCOM, MCS-P and is a Certified Healthcare Compliance Officer. Susan has worked in the medical field for over 38 years and provides education and compliance services to physicians and organizations. She has been a licensed instructor for the Professional Medical Coding Curriculum for over eight years.

Robin Linker, CPC, CPC-H, CCS-P, MCS-P, CPC-P, CHC, RMC

Robin is the co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Healthcare Institute and CEO of Robin Linker & Associates, a nationally known healthcare consulting firm. With over 29 years in healthcare, she provides consulting, auditing, research and education in most areas of practice management, compliance and correct coding. She is certified in both physician and facility coding through AAPC and AHIMA, and is dually certified in medical compliance. She is a member of the Physician Education, Training and Advisory Group (PETAG) for CMS and is the former Director of Education for the AAPC. She provides expert case witnessing in fraud and abuse, and is an experienced IRO involved in OIG cases.

Edgar D. Bueno, JD

Mr. Bueno is a Senior Associate for Pillsbury, Winthrop, LLP. He represents both individuals and organizations

from the health care industry who are under investigation for health care fraud. He has represented clients before the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and various state Medicaid Fraud Control Units. He has significant experience in investigations and litigation involving the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and the OIG’s civil penalty and program exclusion administrative authorities. He has extensive experience in matters involving the privacy and security of health care information (HIPAA). From 1997 to 2003, he served as Senior Counsel in the Office of Counsel to the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 1993 to 1994, he worked in the Office of Counsel to the President at the White House.

Susan Garrison, CHC, CPC, CCS-P, CPAR, CPC-H

Susan is the Executive Vice President of both Med Law Advisors and the healthcare consulting division of Magnus Confidential, Inc. As a consultant to hundreds of healthcare providers, legal teams, accountants and related organizations, Susan has assisted clients in all facets of documentation, coding, billing, compliance, and litigation needs. With over 25 years of experience in healthcare management, Susan held prior positions of Senior Manager of Outpatient Consulting Services with the 3M Company, VP of Accounts Receivable Management with MedPartners, VP of Outpatient Consulting Services with Healthcare Management Advisors, and Fair Hearing Officer for Georgia’s Medicare Carrier. She has also served as Past President of the AAPCs’ National Advisory Board.

Deborah Grider, CPC, CPC-H, PC-P, CCS-P, EMS, RMC

Ms. Grider is president of Medical Professionals. She brings over 28 years of experience in practice management, insurance, coding, reimbursement education and consulting. Deborah is President of the American Academy of Professional Coders National Advisory Board, and is the author of Principals of ICD-9-CM Coding, in its third edition, Coding with Modifiers, in its second edition, and she has recently completed the second edition of the Medical Record Chart Auditor. In addition, she is the author of the Certified Professional Coder-Hospital study guide and the Professional Medical Coding Curriculum-Hospital for AAPC.

Coding, Billing and Compliance



Summit for Charities

August 26-28, 2007

Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Las Vegas, NV

AGENDA and REGISTRATION

Attendee Name:

Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:00pm – 8:00pm Registration / Kick-off / Meet the Exhibitors

7:00pm - 8:00pm ICD-10-CM: The Coding Future

Speaker: Deborah Grider

Monday, August 27, 2007

(Select one class for each breakout session)

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

(Select one class for each breakout session)

7:30am - 8:30am

Breakfast with the Exhibitors 7:30am - 8:30am Breakfast with the Exhibitors

8:30am - 10:30am

An Experienced OIG Lawyer

Speaks! 8:30am - 10:30am

Speaker: Edgar Bueno, JD Class 5A Coding from the Operative Report 10:45am - 12:15pm Speaker: Susan Garrison

Class 2A

Bridging the Gap: Payer and Provider Issues

Speaker: Robin Linker Class 5B Consultations: Facts and Fiction

Speaker: Deborah Grider Class 2B

Coding with Modifiers for

Outpatient/Facility

Speaker: Susan Garrison Class 5C

OB/GYN and Pregnancy Related Issues

Speaker: Dr. Glade Curtis Class 2C _{Burns and Wound Care Coding}

Speaker: Susan Thurston 10:45am - 12:15pm

Class 6A The Skin Your In! 12:15pm - 1:30 pm Lunch with the Exhibitors Speaker: Betty Johnson

1:30pm - 3:30pm Class 6B

Teaching Techniques for ICD-9 and CPT

Class 3A OIG Watch: Modifiers 25/59 Speaker: Susan Thurston Speaker: Betty Johnson

Class 6C Anatomy by a Coding Physician

Class 3B Effective E/M Auditing Skills Speaker: Dr. Glade Curtis Speaker: Susan Garrison

12:15pm - 1:30pm Lunch with the Exhibitors

Class 3C

Compliance for the Physician

Practice

Speaker: Susan Thurston 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Class 7A Modifier Essentials for Physicians

3:45pm - 5:15pm Speaker: Robin Linker

Class 4A

The Heart of the Matter:

Cardiology Coding

Speaker: Betty Johnson Class 7B

Orthopaedic Coding: Focus on Scopes

Speaker: Betty Johnson Class 4B Primary Care Coding Issues

Speaker: Robin Linker Class 7C Effective E/M Auditing Skills

Speaker: Susan Garrison

5:30pm - 7:30pm Reception with the Exhibitors

3:45pm - 5:15pm Coding, Billing and Compliance 6:00pm - 7:30pm Coding, Billing and Compliance Questions for the Speaker Panel

Questions for the Speaker Panel

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Post-Summit Workshop

Approved for 4 CEUs 8:00am - 12:00pm The ABC's of Independent Contracting:

(Additional $125.00 fee for this class) Techniques, Tools, & Tips on Consulting

Coding, Billing and Compliance



Summit for Charities

August 26-28, 2007

STEP 3: **Early registrants will be eligible for additional prize drawings!

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●Alzheimer’s Association ●Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. ●St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital

●American Heart Association ●Society for Melanoma Research ●National Multiple Sclerosis Society

●Americas Second Harvest ●Arthritis Foundation

●American Diabetes Association

●Susan G. Komen for the Cure

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Coding, Billing and Compliance

Summit for Charities

August 26-28, 2007

Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

4000

W.

Flamingo

Rd.

Las Vegas, NV 89103

1-888-402-6278

A block of rooms is being held for this event at the Gold Coast at the following rates:

Standard Sleeping Room: Single: $59 Double: $69

Triple: $74 Quad: $89

Contact the Gold Coast directly at the number above and identify yourself as a Summit attendee by

using the group code CHA0905.

QUESTIONS: Please contact either Robin Linker or Betty Johnson by E-mail at:

[email protected]

or

by calling 708-335-6000 or 303-303-905-2357.

Our exhibitors will be providing door prizes and giveaways. We’d

like to especially thank the Medical Management Institute for

generously donating the following prize give-aways;

[ 1 Free CPC Boot Camp- Value $1295

[ 1 Free Mastering Medicare - Billing, Coding and Compliance Workshop– Value $429

[ 1 Free Coding for Optimal Reimbursement Workshop– Value $429

[ Multiple Coding, Billing, Practice Management and Compliance Resources!

We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas for this great event!

The American Academy of Professional Coders

Credentials Supported: CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P 16.0 CEUs

This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 16.0 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.

The American Association of Medical Assistants

Credentials Supported: CMA

16.0 CEUs

The programs attached have been granted prior approval by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for Continuing Education Units. Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of neither the program content nor the program’s facilitator

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The Association of Registered Health Care Professionals

Credentials Supported: RMC

16.0 CEUS

This program has prior approval of the Association of Registered Health Care Professional for 16.0 continuing education units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Association of Registered Health Care Professionals of the program, content or the program sponsor.

The Professional Healthcare Institute of America

16.0 CEUs

Credentials Supported: CCP, CCP-H, CCP-AS, CMBS, CMPM, CCO

This program has prior approval of the Professional Healthcare Institute of America for 16.0 continuing education units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Professional Healthcare Institute of America of the program, content, or program sponsor.

Medical Compliance Training

Credentials Supported: MCS-P

16.0 CEUs

This program has prior approval from Medical Compliance Training for 16.0 Continuing Education Units.

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