HBMA 2012 Annual Compliance Conference Coming to Tampa

HBMA 2012 Annual Compliance Conference Coming to Tampa

HBMA is pleased to share the details of our 2012 Annual Compliance Conference designed for both third-party and first-party billers! Held at the InterContinental Hotel in Tampa, Fla., March 6-9, 2012, HBMA’s Compliance Conference will allow attendees to gain a deeper understanding of pressing issues relating to compliance within the healthcare billing industry.

The two-and-a-half day event is designed for both third-party and first-party billers, and will feature focused instruction presented by an expert faculty of compliance and billing industry professionals, which include:

· Robert B. Burleigh, CHBME

· Karen L. Collier, Esq.

· Holly J. Louie, RN, CHBME, PCS

· Jeanne Gilreath, CHBME

· James B. Wieland, Esq.

· Paul Kim, Esq.

· Bill Finerfrock

Guest speaker Paul Kim will host a session on Wednesday, March 7 titled, “CMS Exposed: An Interview with a Former Bureaucrat” which will cover such topics as the incident-to policy, requirements for diagnostic testing, billing issues for Medicare non-physician practitioners, physician rules, and appealing ZPICs and RACs.

Twelve additional updated and new sessions for this year will cover a range of topics from billing company policies to coding compliance, as well as HBMA Director of Government Affairs Bill Finerfrock’s popular and informative “Washington Update” session providing the latest updates on pending legislation and regulations affecting the billing community. The lineup also includes a special “Stump the Faculty” panel wrap-up session in which attendees can submit questions directly to the panel for immediate discussion.

To learn more or register for the HBMA 2012 Compliance Conference, please visit the event page.