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Healthcare Billing & Management Association Announces Details of its Annual Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Healthcare Billing & Management Association Announces Details of
its Annual Conference
Medical billing
exhibition to focus on strategies for addressing today’s legislative,
regulatory and market pressures
LAGUNA
BEACH, Calif. — August 11, 2010 — The Healthcare
Billing & Management Association (HBMA),
a non-profit educational resource and advocacy group representing third-party
medical billers and billing professionals, today announced details of the
association’s 2010 Annual Conference. The conference, which will be held at the
Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark, September 12-14, 2010, will feature three
full days of educational sessions, legislative insights and networking
opportunities for the medical billing community.
“Year after year,
HBMA’s Annual Conference proves to be the premier educational and networking event
for medical billing professionals as well as first party billers who specialize
in office-based billing and practice management,” says Brad Lund, executive
director of HBMA. “Now that the Meaningful Use guidelines have been published,
healthcare provider interest in electronic health records is reaching new
heights. Newcomers and industry veterans looking to stay on the cutting edge with
timely and relevant information won’t want to miss Bill Finerfrock’s government
update or the EHR-focused sessions by HBMA’s EHR consultant, Mark Anderson.”
On Sunday, September
12 at 4 p.m., Bill Finerfrock, HBMA’s government representative and vice
president of health policy for Capitol Associates in Washington D.C., will
present the HBMA Washington Update, which
will address how current legislative and regulatory activity is affecting the
billing community.
Mark R. Anderson,
FHIMSS, CPHIMS, CEO and Healthcare IT futurist of the AC Group, Inc., will host
the a post-conference workshop on Tuesday, September 14 from 1-5pm entitled, Ten Steps for Creating and Implementing Your
Own EHR Program. Anderson will also lead an educational session, EHR Marketplace – Hype or Reality.
The HBMA Annual
Conference features 16 pre-conference and post-conference programs, as well as
an array of concurrent educational sessions focused on today’s issues in the
billing management industry. Session highlights include:
- How to Build Continuous Improvement into the Revenue Cycle
- Improving Rejections through Process Improvement & Automation
- Road Map to SAS-70 Compliance
- Billing Companies & Medical Practices: Building Meaningful
Business Relationships
- Business Social Networking
- Creating Customer Happiness
- ICD-10 Implementation
- Out-Sourcing in Today’s Global Economy
- Processing Plastic: Credit Card and Other Forms of Payment
The conference also offers
extensive networking opportunities, highlighted by the Exhibitor Showcase,
where attendees are able to meet face-to-face with technology and service
vendors, consultants and other healthcare business partners to learn about the latest
technology and administrative advances.
First-time attendees
and new members will be honored at a luncheon on Sunday, September 12 from
12-1pm. The HBMA Annual Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon will take place on
Monday, September 13 from 12-2pm, where the board of directors will highlight
the state of the Association, and principal members will have the opportunity
to vote for their candidate of choice for open board positions and on proposed bylaw
changes.
On Monday, September
13 from 7-10pm, Gateway EDI will host an offsite reception at the Gateway Arch
for all registered attendees, their guests and exhibitors. Other highlighted
special events include the Grand Opening Reception, the exhibitor-hosted wine
and cheese reception, the HBMA 2010 cash drawing and the silent auction. A
percentage of the silent auction proceeds will be donated to a national
charity, which has been the American Red Cross the past several years. The
remaining proceeds support the association’s government advocacy efforts.
HBMA educational
conferences are open to anyone interested in learning more about the healthcare
revenue cycle process. Conference sessions have been specifically designed to
confront the challenges facing third-party billers, as well as address the
unique needs of healthcare providers who manage their own billing. In 1992,
HBMA held its first organizational meeting in Chicago, and since that time, the
number of exhibitors and attendees has grown considerably. The association now hosts
spring and fall conferences annually, with venues changing each year to
accommodate participants from across the country. To learn more or register for
the HBMA 2010 Annual Conference, visit the event
page at www.hbma.org.
About HBMA
A non-profit,
member-led trade association, the Healthcare Billing & Management
Association (HBMA) represents more than 30,000 employees at well over 650
third-party medical billing firms. Annually, HBMA companies submit more than
350 million initial claims on behalf of hospital-based physicians, office-based
physicians and other allied healthcare providers. Founded in 1993, HBMA and its
members foster personal development, advocate on the behalf of the profession,
and promote cooperation through a wide range of business resources, educational
events, networking opportunities, certification programs and adherence to the
Medical Biller’s Code of Ethics. As the only trade association representing the
interests of medical billers in Washington D.C., HBMA works with legislative
stakeholders and federal agencies to improve the business of medical billing
and the practice of healthcare. Learn more about how HBMA is elevating the
medical billing profession at www.hbma.org.
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Press contact
information:
Dave Anderson, Dodge
Communications, (770) 576-2547
danderson@dodgecommunications.com
Brad Lund, Executive Director, HBMA, (877) 640-4262