LIVE STREAMED: Compliance, Coding, Reimbursement,

and Practice Management Boot Camp for the Audiology

Practice

Contact:

Kim Cavitt, AuD 
Audiology Resources, Inc. 
audiologyresources@me.com 
773-960-6625 

When

Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 8:00 AM CDT
-to-
Friday, February 9, 2018 at 5:30 PM CDT


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Where

LIVE STREAMED TO YOUR HOME OR OFFICE VIA MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND AUDIOLOGY RESOURCES!

 

Audiology Resources will be hosting a LIVE STREAMED (from Chicago) Audiology Boot Camp: Compliance, Coding, Reimbursement, and Practice Management for the Audiology Practice on Thursday, February 8, 2018 and Friday, February 9, 2018.  There will be no live audience in Chicago. The course will run Thursday and Friday from 8AM to 5:30PM. There will be a 15 minute morning and afternoon break and a 45 minute lunch break each day. 

We know it is harder and harder each day for individuals to leave their practices and homes to attend a live event. We also know that the costs of travel, both the time and money, are difficult for many practices to absorb. Audiology Resources wants to be the first in the industry to offer our Boot Camp to you directly in your home or office.  We have hired a noted Chicago live streaming firm, MainStream Media, to bring the Boot Camp directly to you.  Even though you are viewing this remotely, you will still have the ability to ask questions, in real time, earn continuing education hours, and get copies of the materials.  

Before you register, please do not forget to check your internet download speeds at your home or office (wherever you plan to view the event).  While we can control the bandwidth of the outgoing signal, we cannot control your download speed capacity on your internet. Mainstream Media, our live stream vendor, suggests a download capacity of, at least 10MBps (if you can watch a two minute YouTube video without buffering, you should have the bandwidth to view the Boot Camp). You can conduct a test of your internet download speed at http://beta.speedtest.net. Please check with your service provider for more information or assistance. 

The course will be worth up to 1.60 CEUs  (16.0 hours of continuing education). CEUs WILL BE GRANTED ONLY FOR THE TIME LOGGED INTO THE EVENT AND ONLY AFTER THE REGISTRANT HAS PASSED THE ASSESSMENT. WE HAVE BUILT THE CAPACITY TO RECORD THE NUMBER OF HOURS EACH REGISTRANT IS LOGGED INTO THE EVENT.  

CEUs will be offered and have been approved by AAA (ABA Tier 1 and Ethics credit hours will be available from this course), ASHA (pending), AAPC and AOA/COPM. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT WILL ONLY BE PROVIDED TO PAID REGISTRANTS!

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*This program has the prior approval of AAPC for 16 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

The course is geared to audiology practices, otolaryngology practices which house an audiology department, hospital audiology departments or hearing aid dispensing practices which employ audiologists.  Registration is open to administrators, practice managers, audiologists, coders, office staff, hearing aid dispensers and AuD students.  

Additional LIVE Boot Camps will be hosted in Boston, MA (March 8-9, 2018), Minneapolis, MN (May 31-June 1, 2018), and Chicago, IL (September 20-21, 2018).  There will also be a four-hour, Managed Care Tutorial in Nashville on the morning of April 18, 2018. Please go to the Training Event page of our website www.audiologyresources.com for information on recorded and future Audiology Resources events. 

Space in the live stream event will be limited to a maximum of 150 attendees.  

The Boot Camp will address all of the following topics.  

Section #1: Ethics, Legalities and Compliance

Codes of ethics of audiology

Ethical scenarios

Published professional guidelines for audiology

State licensure laws pertaining to audiology

Sunshine Act

Anti-kickback

Stark laws

False claims

Food and Drug Administration guidance on hearing aids

HIPAA

Telehealth

Documentation and report writing

Section #2: Fundamentals of Coding

CPT coding

Coding scenarios

Modifiers

HCPCS

ICD10

Evaluation and management coding for audiologists

Case history

Health care reform: MACRA, PQRS and MIPS 

Section #3: Managed Care

Managed care terms

Insurance contracting

Insurance credentialing

Coverage and reimbursement tips

Third-party administrators

Billing hearing aids to third-parties

Notifications and waivers

CMS 1500 form requirements

Medicare enrollment

Medicare policies

Medicare physician order requirements

Medicaid

Place of service

Medicare Part C

Section #4: Pricing, Delivery and Differentiation

Disruptions and differentiation

Competition

Pricing strategies for diagnostics and treatment, including hearing aids

Bundled and unbundled pricing models

Implementation of unbundled pricing

Implementation of over the counter options

Rental options

Learning Objectives 

Participants will be able to:

  • List the 18 pieces of protected health information.
  • Describe how the anti-kickback statute applies to audiology.
  • List the eight warning signs of ear disease.
  • List the place of service codes most commonly used by audiologists.
  • Describe how to code different types of hearing loss.
  • Define numerous managed care terms. 
  • List the Medicare coverage requirements.
  • Describe the different Medicare enrollment options.
  • Describe how to evaluate a managed care agreement.
  • Describe the differences between bundled and unbundled pricing.
  • Describe how to calculate their own breakeven amount.
  • List various basic health screenings.

Registrants will be provided with an electronic copy of the slides prior to the event.  Dr. Cavitt and Dr. Brian Urban, Doctor of Audiology and Course Moderator, will be available to answer registrant questions throughout the training event.

Dr. Cavitt will address questions following the conclusion of the Boot Camp.  This service is built into the cost of the event.  AUDIOLOGY RESOURCES WILL ONLY ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM PAID REGISTRANTS, BOTH DURING OR AFTER THE COURSE AND WILL ONLY SUPPLY COURSE MATERIALS TO PAID REGISTRANTS. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. No charge questions are answered for a period of time based upon your level of registration:

  • Two-Day Boot Camp registrants: No charge questions and guidance is available until September 1, 2018.
  • One-Day Boot Camp registrants: No charge questions and guidance is available until June 1, 2018.
  • Single session Boot Camp registrants: No charge questions and guidance available for 30 days for each session purchased. For example, an individual who purchases one session would receive no charge questions and guidance until March 9, 2018.

 

 


Registration Fees 

Live Stream Rate for 2018 for TWO Days-Thursday and Friday: $695.00  

Live Stream Rate for 2018 for ONE Day-Thursday or Friday-Sessions #1 and #1 or Sessions #3 and #4: $400.00  
Individual Session Rate (Sessions 1, 2, 3 or 4): $215 per four hour session

Your registration is not guaranteed until your payment is received.  

 

 

Registration Information:

  • When registering for the Boot Camp, each registrant must register with a unique name and email address.  This is a CEU requirement. 
  • If you are seeking association CEUs, you must include your membership number in your registration for the associations in question. 
  • Please let us know, in advance, if you require a certificate of attendance so we can have it prepared for you.
  • YOUR SPOT IN THE COURSE IS NOT GUARANTEED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AS WE CANNOT HOLD SPOTS!
  • Due to the costs associated with putting on a live event, there will be no discounts available for multiple attendees from the same practice. 
  • Registrants will not be able to record the event.  The video and electronic slides are the property of Audiology Resources, Inc. and cannot be used, printed, recorded or disseminated without the written consent of Audiology Resources, Inc.
  • Booklet purchases are non-refundable once the booklet has shipped.
  • Boot camp registrations are non-refundable after Monday, February 5, 2018. 

 

More Information

Please go to www.audiologyresources.com or contact Kim Cavitt at 773-960-6625.  We would be happy to assist you with any questions or concerns.  More information will be provided to registrants four weeks prior to the event.