Coding Experts

Keynote address
Karin Bierstein Karin Bierstein, JD, MPH, former Associate Director of Professional Affairs, American Society of Anesthesiologists; Vice President for Strategic Planning & Practice Affairs, Anesthesia Business Consultants

Devona Slater Devona Slater,
President, Auditing for Compliance & Education



Joanne MehmertJoanne Mehmert,
CPC, ACS-PM, CCC-PM, President, Mehmert & Associates

Kelly DennisKelly Dennis,
MBA, CPC, ACS-AN, President, Perfect Office Solutions



Vicki MyckowiakVicki Myckowiak,
Partner, Myckowiak Associates

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Don’t risk your practice’s financial security. Boost your anesthesia billing and coding skills at this top-notch program presented by nationally-recognized experts in anesthesia coding including Karin Bierstein and Devona Slater.

The 2008 program offers the latest in anesthesia billing tactics – encompassing every aspect of your day-to-day coding work and more complicated billing issues. You’ll walk away armed with all the tools you need to ensure accuracy, reliability and coverage, and the assurance that the procedures you bill for will get paid.

Elevate your anesthesia coding knowledge
to the next level at this one-of-a-kind anesthesia coding and billing conference.

  • BUILD SKILLS with challenging hands-on anesthesia coding and billing exercises
  • TAKE HOME STRATEGIES, TIPS, AND TOOLS to ensure the procedures you bill get paid.
  • BOOST KNOWLEDGE of common and more complex procedures to capture overlooked charges.
  • NEGOTIATE TACTICS to strengthen anesthesia private payer contracts.
  • DISCOVER STRATEGIES to help you recoup denials and lessen compliance risk.
  • UNCOVER DIRECTION to use when dealing with modifiers, relief, concurrency problems and other difficult areas.
Build even more anesthesia coding knowledge
Anesthesia Coding 101: Building a strong foundation

A special program led by Kelly Dennis and Joanne Mehmert for coders/billers new to anesthesia. See Agenda

June 9 – Ft. Lauderdale │  November 12 – Scottsdale

Breakfast with the Experts
Your chance for one-on-one time with the program presenters!

Sponsors:

Anesthesia & Pain Coder’s Pink Sheet Anesthesia Answer Book

CEUs:

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