Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing andPractice Management

Conference Directors:Peter Wu, MDCharles Goodman, MD

Register online at www.AIABPM.com

Jointly Provided by:

May 16 - 18, 2019 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Conference Description

I n v i t a t i o n f r o m t h e C o n f e r e n c e D i r e c t o rOn behalf of Medical Meeting Solutions and Tulane University Health Sciences Center, we wantto take this opportunity to personally invite you to the Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management. The AIABPM hosts nationally recognized experts in the �eld of anesthesia billing and practice management. This conference will focus on these issues with the goal of enlightening attendees on broader group strategy issues, including numerous talks on billing, coding and compliance. We are pleased to announce that our conferenc e is being held at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, May 16 - 18, 2019. Please join us for an exceptional educational experience.

Sincerely,

Peter Wu, MD FASA, Executive Conference DirectorMedical Meeting Solutions, LLC

Statement of NeedWith advances in medical technology, the best practices in anesthesia are rapidly changing, requiring physicians, billing and coding specialists, and other health professionals to modify their practices and increase their knowledge base on the subject. Mitigating risk from errors and mistakes during all stages of delivery of anesthesia is critical to decreasing morbidity and mortality in patients receiving anesthesia.

GoalThis activity is designed to improve practice management protocols needed to provide high quality patient care, while enhancing the understanding of the anesthesia marketplace. Billing and coding policies and procedures continue to be updated as new best practice evidence emerges in anesthesia . The goal of this activity is to equip physicians, as well as other allied health professionals, with the knowledge and competence of the latest billing and coding guidelines while also monitoring future trends and requirements in the anesthesia marketplace.

Educational ObjectivesAfter participating in this educational activity, the participant

• Identify anesthesia billing compliance issues and errors, including the main compliance risk areas for anesthesia practices.• Explain billing and coding for pediatric anesthesia, obstetric anesthesia, cardiac cases, postoperative pain, and acute and chronic pain management services.• State the speci�c CPT codes to enhance practice revenues and maximize reimbursement.• Identify practice management areas with emphasis on new technology, hospital relationships, consolidation, negotiation and strategy, and how groups will look like in the future.• Describe the key points of educating providers and billing companies to Governmental Quality Programs including PQRS, QCDRs, MACRA and MIPS.• Describe the advantages of implementing a Perioperative Surgical Home across multiple hospital service lines. • Identify the new trends in the anesthesia marketplace that will allow practices to remain viable.

Predicted OutcomesPredicted Changes in Practice as a result of this activity may include the improved ability to:• Implement correct billing and coding procedures in practice.• Increase practice revenues and maximize reimbursement.• Incorporate the most evidence based, up to date, coding and

Accreditation and Credit Designation:ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Medical Meeting Solutions, LLC. Tulane University Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION

Tulane University Health Sciences Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 19 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor.

This conference has been pre-approved by the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) for 15 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) towards the maintenance of the ACS-AN and/or SCP-AN credential.

Medical Meeting Solutions, LLC and Tulane University Health Sciences Center present this activity for educational purposes only and do not endorse any product, content of presentation or exhibit. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected because of their recognized expertise.

Hotel InformationThe Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas3708 S Las Vegas BoulevardLas Vegas, NV 89109Phone: (800) 627-7468www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

A block of rooms has been reserved as follows:

Room Type *Please see Value Added Items

Tues May 14

deWMay 15

sruhTMay 16

FriMay 17

SatMay 18

City Room $199 $199 $199 $199 $199

Terrace Studio $215 $215 $215 $220 $220

Terrace Studio Fountain View* $225 $225 $225 $245 $245

Terrace One Bedroom $215 $215 $215 $225 $225

Terrace One Bedroom Fountain View* $235 $235 $235 $255 $255

Wraparound Terrace Suite* $405 $405 $405 $435 $435

Location and Accommodations

This year our conference is at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

There is a per room per night resort fee of $30 plus tax that provides the guest with the use of resort services and amenities that are designed to enhance the guest experience. This fee is discounted from the usual rate of $35-39 per night.

This fee includes: high speed internet access (in-room and public areas), 24-hour �tness center access, unlimited local, toll-free and domestic long distance telephone calls (all 50 states) and tennis court access (based upon availability).

Please note: one night’s room & tax will be charged as a deposit at the time of booking. Upon arrival the credit card used to reserve will need to be presented, and further authorization for the remaining room & tax plus $50 per day for incidentals will be required. At the time of check out/departure the deposit will be credited toward the �nal bill and the remaining balance will be charged; any leftover authorization will be released back onto the card used at the time of check in. Should you choose to have any of your guests’ room & tax charges applied to your master credit card account please let The Cosmopolitan know no later than seven (7) days prior to arrival.

The same nightly rates are available three days before and three days after the conference subject to availability. Attendees wishing to stay over Saturday night after the meeting should book early to take advantage of the group rates. Group rates available from May 11-21, 2019. Check-in time is 3:00pm and check-out time is 11:00am. Room reservations must be made by April 23, 2019 prior to 6:00pm (PST) to guarantee the reduced rate. All reservations must be guaranteed with a deposit for the �rst night’s guest room and tax. We recommend you make your reservations early to take advantage of this remarkable opportunity.

Attendees can now book for this event at 855-435-0005 (toll free). Please ensure that when calling, each attendee references the group name Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management and the group code, SUNVS9.

Attendees can also book using Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management’s unique passkey link https://book.passkey.com/gt/217194560?gtid=5f77d713c93d53c5216cbef0641049b1

Thursday May 16, 20196:45am Registration

7.00am

8:00am Welcome and Introduction Peter Wu

8:10am The Evolving Anesthesia Workforce: Recruiting and Retention in the Digital Age

Rick Dutton

9:00am Navigating the Landmines of Consolidation in the AnesthiaMarket

Judy Semo

9:50am Refreshment Break/Exhibits

10:30am Quality Queasiness? MIPS Malcontent? Mastering theQuality Payment Program

Emil Engels

11:20am Questions and Answers

11:55am Optional Luncheon #1 “Ask the Billing & Compliance Experts” 11:55am Optional Luncheon #2 – “Ask the Practice Management Experts”

Positioning for Success in the 2019Anesthesiology Shena Scott

Mark Weiss

Group to Group Mergers... and notquite Mergers

Refreshment Break/Exhibits

Your Hospital Just Handed You an RFP... What Next?

John Friedel

Questions and Answers

1:10pm Facet Joints and Spinal Cord StimulatorBilling

Judith Blaszczyk

Transesophageal Echocardiography:

Tandy Causey

Refreshment Break/Exhibits

OB Anesthesia Billing

Kelly Dennis

Questions and Answers

2:00pm

2:50pm

3:20pm

4:10pm

4:45pm Wine and Cheese Reception with the Exhibitors

Breakout Session A—Practice Management Breakout Session B—Billing

Tulane University Health Sciences Center and Medical Meeting Solutions, LLC present this activity for educational purposes only and do not endorse any product, content of presentation or exhibit. Participants are expected to utilize their own expertise and judgment while engaged in the practice of medicine. The content of the presentations is provided solely by presenters who have been selected because of their recognized expertise.

Judi Blaszczyk, Kelly Dennis, Vicki Myckowiak and Devona Slater

Richard Dutton, Emil Engels and Shena Scott

11:50am Lunch with the Exhibitors

Jack Neil

Denials, Audits and Overpayments: A Practical Approach

Amy Mowels

2:40pm Refreshment Break/Exhibits

3:10pm

4:10pm Questions and Answers

4:45pm Adjourn

Saturday, May 18, 2019 7:00am

8:00amJudy Semo

HIPPA Update 2019: What You Need to Know

8:50am Is There a Case on That: Lessons for Vicki Myckowiak Anesthesia and Pain Groups From Real Cases

9:40am Refreshment Break

10:00am Compliance Q and A Vicki Myckowiak and Devona Slater

10:50am Questions and Answers

11:30am Lunch on Your Own

12:45pm Navigating and Understanding Payer Policies to Mitigate Risk and Increase Your Bottom Line

Vicki Myckowiak

1:35pm EMR Audits Devona Slater

2:25pm Kelly Dennis

3:15pm Questions and Answers

3:55pm Adjourn

7.00am

Friday May 17, 2019

Value Based Contracting: Choosing Realistic Meausures and Meeting GoalsSean Kurzweil

How to Use Benchmarking Data to Negotiate a ContractJudy Semo

Refreshment Break/Exhibits

Getting Providers on Board with Compliance,and What to do When They DontVicki Myckowiak

Vicki Myckowiak

Questions and Answers

8:00am FAQs in Anesthesia Billing and CodingKelly Dennis

Acute Pain BillingDevona Slater

Refreshment Break/Exhibits

Befuddled by BundlingJudith Blaszczyk

Questions and Answers

8:50am

9:40am

10:20am

11:10am

Breakout Session A—Practice Management Breakout Session B—Billing

Conference Agenda

Conference Faculty

Conference Speakers

Conference DirectorsPeter Wu MD, FASA, CHSE, CPPSFairfax Anesthesiology Associates/American AnesthesiologyInova Fairfax

Charles Goodman, MDPresidentMedical Business Solutions, LLCMedical Campus, Fairfax, Virginia

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

activity directors, educational partners, and others who participate, e.g. facilitators and moderators. This disclosure pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies,

to the audience.

Judi Blaszczyk, RN, CPC, ACS-PM, ICDCT-CMMedical Compliance AuditorAuditing for Compliance and Education, Inc

Tandy Causey RN, JDJuris Medica, LLC

Kelly Dennis, MBA, ACS-AN, CAN-PC, CHCA, CPC, CP-I

Rick Dutton, MD, MBA

USAP

Emil Engels, MD, MBA, CPC

MEDNAX

John Friedel

Premier Anesthesia, LLC

Amy MowlesPresident and CEOMowles Medical Practice Management

Vicki Myckowiak, EsqMyckowiak Associates, PC

Jack Neil, MD

MedStream

Shena Scott, MBAScott Healthcare Consulting

Judy Jurin Semo, JDPrivate Practice

MEDNAX

Sean KurzweilProduct Development Manager

Judith Jurin Semo Law Group

Devona Slater, CHA, CHC, CMCPPresidentAuditing for Compliance and Education, Inc.

Mark Weiss, EsqThe Mark F. Weiss Law Firm

Disclosure PolicyIt is the policy of the Center for Continuing Education at Tulane University Health Sciences Center to plan and implement all of its educational activities in accordance with

How to Register

ONLINE

MAIL

Tulane University Health Sciences Center1430 Tulane Ave #8451New Orleans, LA 70112

FAX

Fax completed Registration Form. Credit card payments only to: 504-988-1779

While registration is open until the start of the meeting, we encourage early registration to enable us to provide the best possible service to participants.

Cancellation Policy

Written notification of cancellation must be postmarked by April 15, 2019 to obtain a partial refund of the registration fee (a $200 administrative fee will be retained). After this date, no refunds will be issued. Medical Meeting Solutions and Tulane University Health Sciences Center reserves the

registrations. Full refunds would be made in that event. However, Medical Meeting Solutions and Tulane University Health Sciences Center is not responsible for any related costs or expenses including change/cancellation chargesassessed by airlines.

Accessibility

The Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and Practice Management Conference i s committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstance and complies fully with

the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office at 504-988-5466 ext. 1 or via email at cme@tulane.edu.

Optional Printed Syllabus

Your registration fee includes an electronic syllabus only. An optional printed syllabus is available for an additional $50. If you wish to purchase a hardcopy/print syllabus, we must receive your pre-order before April 1, 2019. We will not have hardcopy syllabi onsite.Registration Fee

morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, wine and

The optional lunches on Thursday are $65. An optional printed syllabus is available for $50.

$1,075 _____ ____ Registration fee prior to April 1

Registration fee after April 1 $1,175 _____ ____

Optional Luncheon # 1 - Saturday (Ask the Billing & Compliance Experts)

$65 _____ ____

Printed Syllabus (Optional) $50

_____ ____

TOTAL _____ ____

If you would like to register to attend the AIAPM Conference you may choose among the following methods of payment:

To register online or to download a .pdf of the Registration Form, please visit

http://aiabpm.com/

Checks should be made out to Tulane University.

Optional Luncheon # 2 - Saturday (Ask the Practice Management Experts)

$65 _____ ____

Registration

Please contact us at peter_wu@anesthesiabillingconference.com if you would like a group discount for 4 or more attendees.

Method of Payment

Check/ Money Order (Payable to Tulane University Health Sciences Center - CCE)

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A list of registrants will be included in the syllabus and will include names and mailing addresses. The list will also be distributed to exhibitors for marketing purposes prior to the meeting.

Contact Information

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