Audiology Boot Camp: Compliance, Coding and Reimbursement 

Audiology Resources will be hosting an Audiology Boot Camp: Compliance, Coding and Reimbursement on June 24 and 25, 2011 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1191 Woodfield Rd., Schaumburg, Illinois, 60173.  The course will run Friday, June 24 from 8AM to 5PM and Saturday, June 25 from 8AM to 1PM.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.  

Accommodations will be available at the Hilton Garden Inn for $69 per night, double occupancy. You can book your accommodations at http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/O/ORDSIGI-AUDRES-20110623/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG.  The hotel is located in close proximity to O'Hare International Airport. 

The course will be worth 1.1 CEUs  (11 hours of continuing education).  CEUs will be offered by the American Academy of Audiology.

The course is geared to audiology practices.  Registration is open to audiologists, office staff, hearing aid dispensers and AuD students.  

Space will be limited.  All attendees will be supplied a guidance package, complete with a copy of the slides, as well as copies of the most important compliance and guidance documents. As a result, no on site registration will be allowed.  

The Boot Camp will address the following topics:

• The Ethical Aspects of Audiology 
• Codes of Ethics
• Published Professional Guidelines
• State Licensure Laws
• The Legal Aspects of Audiology State Licensure Laws
• American with Disabilities Act
• Anti-Kickback
• Safe Harbors
• Stark Laws
• Electronic Medical Records
• False Claims Act
• Food and Drug Administration
• HIPAA
• OSHA
• Office of Inspector General
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Managed CareTerms
• Credentialing
• Contracting
• Coding
• CPT
• IDC9 and ICD10
• HCPCS
• Modifiers
• Evaluation and Management Codes
• Documentation
• Medicare and Medicaid
• Enrollment
• Policies
• Order Requirements
• Advanced Beneficiary Notice
• Pricing Strategies
• Diagnostics
• Services
• Bundling 
• Unbundling
• Nuts and Bolts
• Completion of HCFA 1500
• Explanation of Benefits
• Third-Party Reimbursement
• Hearing Aids
• Pediatrics
• CAPD
• Vestibular Assessments
• Rehabilitation and Treatment
• Cerumen Removal
• Cochlear Implants
• BAHA

THERE WILL BE NO ONSITE REGISTRATION ALLOWED.  There will also be a cancellation fee of $50 if cancelled prior to June 17, 2011 and a fee of $100 if cancelled after June 17, 2011.

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