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Join the AOA for some of these upcoming webinars! Enjoy quality educational opportunities specifically geared toward practice management from the convenience of your own office. |
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All webinars are made possible through the AOA’s Certification in Otolaryngology Practice Management program. To find out more about the COPM program, visit the webpage, or contact the AOA Office at 412-243-5156.
All webinars, unless otherwise noted, have been designated for 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEU) by the AOA. One CEU is designated for each hour of programming.
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The AOA is now an AAPC Approved CEU Vendor. This privilege is has been extended to vendors who have proven they will bring valuable continuing education to AAPC members and the coding community. Those webinars eligible for AAPC CEU credit will be advertised below as such. |
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Registration fees for all webinars are:
• AOA Member
(Single Phone / Computer Line): $99
• Non AOA Member
(Single Phone / Computer Line): $125 |
Members are responsible for entering the member coupon code, upon registration, to receive the reduced webinar rate.
You must LOGIN to see the code at the top of this page. |
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Current Webinars |
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| Price is $59.00 -- Supported by AllMeds.
Federal EHR incentives continue to press forward, as HHS released its first proposed rules for the program on January 13. Over 600 pages of federal regulations provide significant details regarding incentive payments and timelines, qualifying criteria and Meaningful Use definitions, measures and objectives. As federal timelines front-load incentives into the first two years of participation, those who begin making plans now will be better able to see the largest and earliest payments, beginning in 2011. This webinar offers practice administrators a clear explanation of what is known and an opportunity to get a head start on determining their eligibility, identifying appropriate solutions, and preparing their office for the road ahead.
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1.5 CEUs in the category B. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Coders may claim all of their CEUs from curriculum A. If a coder chooses to submit CEUs approved as curriculum B, these may comprise up to one-third of total core credential CEUs (for example, 12 of 36 CEUs required for a CPC renewal).
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| Modifiers are a part of CPT and, ultimately, a reimbursement that is often overlooked and misunderstood by coders, practice management and payers alike. Modifiers are integral to the correct coding of services, adding that extra information needed to qualify the services provided for the patient. Yet, when improperly used or, worse yet, improperly processed, they affect reimbursement dramatically. This webinar will look at modifiers and their role in coding and reimbursement. The definitions of modifiers, how to use them and how each modifier effects reimbursement will be examined. This will be of particular interest given that modifier definitions will be changing somewhat with CPT in 2010.
Learning Points
Attendees gain a greater understanding of:
-- What each modifier means
-- How to determine when to use a modifier
-- Ordering modifiers when multiple modifiers apply
-- What needs to be documented to support each different modifier
-- Examples of when the various modifiers are used with specific clinical examples
-- Applications of how they factor into the appeals process when working with third party payers
-- The impact of modifiers on reimbursement for the practice
-- Fraud and abuse implications of improper use of modifiers
-- Global Package (AMA versus Medicare)
-- The role in Appeals for appropriate reimbursement
You can’t afford to miss this webinar!
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1.5 CEUs in the category B. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Coders may claim all of their CEUs from curriculum A. If a coder chooses to submit CEUs approved as curriculum B, these may comprise up to one-third of total core credential CEUs (for example, 12 of 36 CEUs required for a CPC renewal).
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| The old saying ?numbers don?t lie? cannot be disputed. Numbers tell you how well your practice is doing and what you can do to improve it. This presentation will not only show you how to use financial benchmarking to analyze your practice, but use it to increase your bottom line as well!
Objectives:
-- Basic practice management benchmarking
-- Revenue cycle statistics
-- Financial statements
-- Managed care financial analysis
Don?t miss this opportunity to hear from an expert in the health care industry and, best of all, you can ask him your questions live!
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1.5 CEUs in the category B. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Coders may claim all of their CEUs from curriculum A. If a coder chooses to submit CEUs approved as curriculum B, these may comprise up to one-third of total core credential CEUs (for example, 12 of 36 CEUs required for a CPC renewal).
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April
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| This webinar will introduce the practice manager to several new software and hardware techniques that can cut staffing costs, provide better patient flow, and replace lost revenue from common areas.
We will illustrate ways to:
-- Let patients check themselves in without reducing counter collections, just like Southwest Airlines.
-- Better manage the countless patient visits for allergy treatments without the help of a single staff member by utilizing easy-to-use scanning technology.
-- Effectively use the various tools of phone calls, SMS texting, and emails to provide a comprehensive reminder system for patient appointments.
-- Turn your appointment reminder system into another “collector” of delinquent accounts.
-- Add a simple tool to capture patient satisfaction data at check-out.
-- And much, much more…
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1.5 CEUs in the category B. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Coders may claim all of their CEUs from curriculum A. If a coder chooses to submit CEUs approved as curriculum B, these may comprise up to one-third of total core credential CEUs (for example, 12 of 36 CEUs required for a CPC renewal).
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| Ever wonder just exactly what your practice could be producing in hearing aid sales? How do we take advantage of the patients that walk in our door every day? Should we be reaching out to find new patients? How much should we spend? What is the lifetime value of a hearing aid patient? And how do we capture this patient more effectively? This webinar will lay down national benchmark standards. We will outline the process to predicting hearing aid sales based on your patient flow, and will provide guidelines to develop personal benchmarks for each of your practitioners: your physicians, nurses, audiologists and even the front desk team!
Often, comparing your team to national benchmarks standards can be disenchanting ? ?we are so far behind?. Understanding benchmarks is just the beginning. Each practice can develop a scorecard that gives credence to national standards, while allowing each practitioner to benchmark against their past performance. You need to begin somewhere, why not begin benchmarking against your current success?
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1.5 CEUs in the category B. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Coders may claim all of their CEUs from curriculum A. If a coder chooses to submit CEUs approved as curriculum B, these may comprise up to one-third of total core credential CEUs (for example, 12 of 36 CEUs required for a CPC renewal).
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May
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| Are you currently dispensing hearing aids or you plan to do so soon? You will want to listen in on this presentation as we go through the pros and cons of how to best accomplish this in your practice.
Course Objectives:
-- Evaluate whether it make sense to create a separate legal entity for your Hearing Aid business.
-- Discuss what options you have for creating the form of the legal entity
-- Review operational considerations of a separate entity
-- Discuss the exit strategy
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 1.5 CEUs in the category B. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor. Coders may claim all of their CEUs from curriculum A. If a coder chooses to submit CEUs approved as curriculum B, these may comprise up to one-third of total core credential CEUs (for example, 12 of 36 CEUs required for a CPC renewal).
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