Eliminate the Confusion - Compliance for Anesthesia Services

Why Should You Attend:

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) a compliance plan will very likely become mandatory as a condition of enrollment in the Medicare or Medicaid program. Whether your group has a formal compliance plan or not, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes that health care providers should use internal controls to “more efficiently monitor adherence to applicable statutes, regulations and program requirements.” Whether billing and collections is performed “in-house” or through a billing company, it is vital the provider(s) understand what is being billed on their behalf and whether they conform to these expectations.

This webinar will examine compliance requirements and issues specific to your anesthesia services. We will discuss regulations that apply to your anesthesia practice provide tips to ensure documentation requirements are met.

Areas Covered in the Seminar :

• Learn how compliance is associated with anesthesia and healthcare services.
• Examine and understand specific compliance plan language.
• Discuss how regulations apply to your anesthesia practice.
• Learn how the anesthesia record may be helpful to ensure documentation requirements are met.
• Learn anesthesia-related risk areas.
• Discuss common compliance issues.

FreeHandouts:

• Excel spreadsheet Audit Template
• Simple Internal Audit Form

Who Will Benefit:

This webinar will provide valuable assistance to various health care entities. Those that would benefit most would be:

• Anesthesiologists
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
• Anesthesia Assistants
• Anesthesia coders and billers
• Anesthesia Administrators and/or Office Managers
• Compliance Officers

Instructor Profile:

Kelly Dennis, has over twenty-eight years experience in anesthesia billing. Her first position in anesthesia billing was as an “administrative assistant,” and she has worked in every capacity from demographics and charge entry, billing, collections and billing company co-owner to forming an internal anesthesia group billing office, serving as their administrator. Kelly became a certified coder with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) in 2001, a PMCC certified instructor in 2002, received the Certificate of Proficiency in Anesthesiology and holds an anesthesia and pain management specialty certification from the AAPC since 2007. She is an Advanced Coding Specialist in Anesthesia, and has served as lead anesthesia advisor for the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC) since 2004.

Kelly received her Master of Business Administration degree from AIU University in November 2005 and in July, 2009 passed the Association of Health Care Auditors and Educators (AHCAE) test, to become a certified health care chart auditor.

Kelly is an active member, past Legislative Liaison and past President of Florida Anesthesia Administrators' Association (FAAA), and past President of Medical Group Management Association's Anesthesia Administrators Assembly (MGMA/AAA). She opened her consulting company, Perfect Office Solutions, Inc. in 2001 and works with groups and organizations on a national basis, specializing in anesthesia. With a firm commitment to education, Kelly dedicates time to speak at various meetings and teleconferences throughout the year.

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