Exists Telephone Seminars

Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Protecting Medicare's Interest In Insurance Settlements ...y as there continues to be no established CMS guidance as exists for workers' compensation settlement. However, given the MMSEA reporting requirements and its hefty noncompliance penalty, it has become a very big concern of all insurers. You will walk away with valuable insight and a better understanding of Medicare's role in insurance claims settlement. This live audio conference is designed  more...

Intellectual Disabilities and Employer ADA Obligation ...dividual is qualified, whether a reasonable accommodation exists or whether there is a direct threat, rather than on whether an individual is disabled. As almost every job requires the ability to think, concentrate, communicate and interact with others, to one degree or another, the intellectual disability accommodation issues facing employees are both extremely complex and challenging. This  more...

Utilizing Macros in Microsoft Excel ...nd print multiple worksheets once a week, the possibility exists that you can automate these actions in the form of a macro. Thereafter, you can perform these sets of actions with a simple keystroke combination, a button in a worksheet, or by using a button in the Quick Access toolbar. This live audio conference shows you how to create these macro shortcuts, alerts you to situations ideal for  more...

Document Retention: Compliance and Protectionism ...retention policy starting with the identification of what exists and what should be captured to the different rationales for implementing a retention policy - regulatory compliance to evidence in litigation. There are numerous challenges to an effective policy, which if acknowledged can be worked through. Living with the existence of systematically retained documents is rewarding but premature  more...

Discharge Codes: Impact on the Post-Acute Care Transfer Policy - Risks and Rewards BenefitsImproper understanding and application of discharge codes may result in reduced hospital reimbursement and represent a compliance risk under the PACT policy. William E. Haik, M.D. has been involved in ICD-9-CM coding and chart documentation for more than 25 years and will explain why the problem exists and how to remedy it. This live audio conference is designed for medical records  more...

Principal Diagnosis Selection: Ensure Compliance with Official Coding Guidelines ...ay's current health care business economic climate, there exists a renewed focus upon third-party payer initiatives to second guess and undermine medical record coder's selection of principal diagnosis selection under the guise of medical necessity and accurate and compliant coding. Under the RAC Demonstration Project, a pattern of supposed coding errors and medical necessity errors were vested  more...

Making Revisions to Closed Medical Records ... some of the most sensitive and personal information that exists about individuals in modern society, and some closed records may need revision because of new information received or because of the requests of individuals to correct or modify existing information. When is it appropriate to make revisions, how and under what circumstances, and at whose request? This teleconference will enable  more...

Private Foundation Grant Agreements: Basics and Beyond ... form document that has been given little thought - if it exists at all. This teleconference will cover some of the basics of the private foundation grant agreement and then move beyond the basics into some more advanced tax issues, such as grants to supporting organizations, scholarships and foreign grants. Accountants, executive directors, controllers, enrolled agents, tax managers, CFOs,  more...

Medical Identity Theft: Why You Must Prevent and How to Minimize Its Occurrence ...ific need to know. In this environment, ample opportunity exists for personally identifiable information about a patient to be accessed and misused. This violation of privacy can have devastating impact on the patient, medically and financially; the resulting reputational and financial fallout on the provider and payer organizations can also be massive. Not only is fraud a risk but also, and  more...

Crisis Intervention Team Training for Law Enforcement for the 21st Century nEstimates run as high as 1 in 5 (20%) of 911 emergency calls to law enforcement involve some component of mental illness component and many reach crisis level. Typical law enforcement training is focused on projecting authoritative persona, command and control, and follow my directions or else. These tactics often lead to use of force and injury for all involved parties. Some lead to litigation  more...