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PROGRAM DETAILS

With the nation's population growing older each year, the home medical equipment market is projecting a 14 percent annual growth. However, DME providers are being tested and challenged every day with cuts in reimbursement, increased program compliance, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a looming national competitive bidding environment, mandatory accreditation, changes to the Power Mobility Device (PMD) benefit, increased pre/post payment audits and new guidelines requiring more detailed documentation.

The HME provider's challenge is to provide low-cost, high-quality services while maintaining compliance with all government, state and corporate regulations. In this comprehensive program you will learn strategies for responding to the constant changes in HME/DME reimbursement, how to avoid simple (but costly) mistakes in billing and techniques for improving cost efficiency, productivity, collections and profitability.

Participants will receive in-depth information on the latest changes affecting the home medical equipment industry along with hands-on instruction of the entire reimbursement process from patient intake and insurance verification through claim processing, accounts receivable management and denial response.  The instructor will share billing techniques acquired from more than 26 years in the industry along with a proven method of managing your Accounts Receivable which will result in a dramatic decrease in your Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).  Each seminar will include the very latest changes to Medicare Part B reimbursement guidelines along with strategies to react to them while maintaining a viable and profitable DME company.

• Examine new Medicare regulations and requirements


• Develop an effective patient intake system


• Seek, find and review new Medicare documentation


• Demonstrate effective coding and claim submission strategies to reduce denials


• Respond to denials and requests for additional information

• Implement an effective Accounts Receivable strategy to reduce DSO

• Stay on top of industry changes affecting your bottom line

Techniques that streamline the reimbursement process
• Complying with state/federal regulations
• Strategies for managing accounts receivable

What You Should Bring: Participants may bring a current supplier manual to the program, if desired; however, it is not a prerequisite for the seminar.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Bruce Brothis is President/CEO of Centralized Billing & Intake, Ltd. (CBI), a consulting and billing firm servicing the Home Medical Equipment industry with offices in Denver, Colorado and Los Angeles, California. He is a former vice-president of operations for a multi-state HME and founder of a nationwide provider organization serving long-term care facilities. Mr. Brothis is a recognized expert in Medicare, Medicaid and third-party intake, documentation, billing and collections with over 20 years of experience in the HME reimbursement arena. Specific areas of expertise include qualification, certification and billing of durable medical equipment, respiratory equipment and medications, parenteral & enteral nutrition and disposable supplies. Mr. Brothis consults with numerous companies regarding billing and collection issues, operational effectiveness, market assessment, sales management and contract negotiation. He holds a BA in Marketing from Bethany College and an MBA with a marketing emphasis from the University of Phoenix. Mr. Brothis is an excellent communicator, a regular trade publication contributor and a very knowledgeable seminar instructor.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Bruce's DME knowledge and billing expertise combined with his passion for getting the job done right makes him an invaluable extension of our business." - Steve Votto, President Beirne's Home Medical

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• DME Company Owners and Managers
• DME Intake Personnel
• DME Billing/Reimbursement Personnel
• Office Managers of DME companies
• Pharmacy Personnel interested in or currently providing home medical equipment
• New and experienced Billers
• Customer Service Managers and Personnel
• Accounts Receivable Managers and Personnel

CREDITS:

The University of Florida College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE Universal Program Number 012-999-06-090-L04. This seminar is offered for 6 ACPE contact hours. Statements of Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit will be distributed by Cross Country Education serving as an agent for The University of Florida College of Pharmacy following the program. For those who's Statement of Credit cannot be distributed, it will be mailed by Cross County Education within 4 weeks following the program.

This seminar qualifies for 6 continuing education hours as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.

SEMINAR CLASS TIME:

Seminar Check-in:  7:30 AM  Seminar Class 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Seminar Summary:

An important seminar for all personnel involved in the management and reimbursement of DME companies  (see full course description)

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