Medtrade Tackles Audits in a Major Way

ATLANTA (August 20, 2014)—  Scheduled for Oct 20-23, 2014, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Medtrade has scheduled several audit-related educational sessions from which to choose. “Our surveys revealed that attendees wanted more educational sessions dealing with audits,” says Kevin Gaffney, group show director, Medtrade. “We responded in a big way with several excellent sessions scheduled at Medtrade.”

Sessions include:

Monday, Oct 20 

1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. “Breaking Bad” Habits with Your Documentation: How to Create Audit-Proof Medicare Patient Charts Sponsored by: TeamDME! Speaker: Bruce Brothis, President, Allegient Billing & Consulting, Inc. Track: Business Operations

Tuesday, Oct 21

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Face-to-Face in the Real World: How to Comply in Its Current Form Speaker: Andrea Stark, Reimbursement Consultant, MiraVista LLC Track: Business Operations

2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. A/R Management – A Best Practice Approach Sponsored by: Computers Unlimited Speaker: Miriam Lieber, President, Lieber Consulting LLC Track: Business Operations

Wednesday, Oct 22

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Let’s Talk About the Respiratory Audits Speaker: Ronda Buhrmeser, Reimbursement Specialist, VGM Group Track: Business Operations

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Lessons Learned: Audits and Appeals, How They Affect Bracing Speaker: Linda Collins, Director of Market Access, Ossur Americas Track: Business Operations

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. The Audit-Related Topic at the Power Lunch is:

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Audits and More

Facilitators are Denise Leard, attorney, Brown & Fortunato, P.C. and Wayne van Halem, president, The van Halem Group, sponsored by VGM and produced in cooperation with Capital Healthcare Group. Fuel up on lunch and information on one of eight topics crucial to making your business survive and thrive. Grab your included boxed lunch and head your pre-selected table where the moderator will kick-off your roundtable group discussion. 

2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Putting the Brakes on a Medicare Audit: Learn What You Can Do To Minimize Your Exposure Speaker: Mary Ellen Conway, President, Capital Healthcare Group Track: Business Operations

Thursday, Oct 23

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Medicare Rules and Regulations: Making Them Work for You Speaker: Kelly Grahovac, Senior Consultant, The van Halem Group, LLC Track: Business Operations

10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. To Bill or Not To Bill – Handling AR For Ongoing Rentals During Audits Speaker: Stephanie Greene, Chief Consulting Officer, ACU-Serve Corp. Track: Business Operations

10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Internal Audits: Developing an Effective Plan Speaker: Wayne van Halem, President, The van Halem Group Track: Business Operations 

Learn from experts, hear from your peers, and take back solutions to your office. Tickets are available through registration and you will have your choice of 1 of 8 topics: Retail Marketing, Legal, Software, Home Accessibility, Audits, Web Marketing & Social Media, Regulatory Updates, or Market Intelligence. Space is limited so register early! For a complete list of exhibitors and/or additional information about the show, visit medtrade.com.