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Billing University
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 9:00 AM - 3:45 PM CDT
Category: Education Trainings

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Continuing Education

LeadingAge Iowa has partnered with LeadingAge Illinois to offer a virtual training option for their Billing University program.  The live event will be offered in a hybrid fashion that includes in-person and remote audiences and is specifically designed to improve the financial health of your care center by equipping staff with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to capture appropriate reimbursement and revenue for services and care provided.  Many organizations experience turnover in billing office personnel, so this content is timely.

Experts will cover the importance of developing a business office intake admission process, capturing Medicare and Managed Care reimbursement, billing tricky claims, managing accounts receivables and more!

Who Should Attend
Experienced business office staff and managers looking to update their knowledge of ever-changing financial environments and those new to their position.

Event Schedule

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
at 9 -10:15 a.m. CT
Business Office Intake Admission Process
  • Discuss the role and responsibilities of community staff in helping to capture appropriate reimbursement and revenue for services provided.
  • Identify systems and processes that must be in place to ensure proper documentation to secure coverage and payment.
  • Review common pitfalls that can delay cash flow and may result in bad debt.

Faculty: Elizabeth McLaren, VP of Reimbursement & Community Services, Covenant Living Community Services, Lauren Wienrich, Director of Intake and Admissions, Covenant Living Communities and Services

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
at 10:30 -11:30 a.m. CT

Managed Care and Medicare Advantage Claims
  • Gain insight on common claim issues.
  • Identify strategies to avoid common billing rejections.

Faculty: Steve Wermuth, Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Link-age Connect, Elizabeth McLaren, VP of Reimbursement & Community Services, Covenant Living Community Services

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
at 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. CT
Medicare Reimbursement
  • Describe the 2022 updates and initiatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
  • Discuss top claim errors impacting skilled nursing facilities.
  • Review the impacts of VBP penalties and incentives affecting your bottom line.

Faculty: Elizabeth McLaren, VP of Reimbursement & Community Services, Covenant Living Community Services

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
at 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. CT
Managed Care Updates
  • Review the latest Managed Care and Medicare Advantage trends.
  • Recall updates and initiatives.
  • Identify ways to successfully partner with your managed care partner for better patient outcomes.

Faculty: Steve Wermuth, Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Link-age Connect

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
at 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. CT
Billing Tricky Claims and Best Practices
  • Gain insights on Medicare A & B and their varied billing requirements.
  • Discover the importance of the triple check process for coding.
  • Identify common billing mistakes and deep dive into series billing, navigate eligibility, and enrollment confusion.

Faculty: Steve Wermuth, Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Link-age Connect, Samantha Olds– Frey, CEO, Illinois Association of Illinois Medicaid

Thursday, August 25, 2022
at 9 - 10:30 a.m. CT
Legal Strategies for Managing Your Accounts Receivable
  • Recall the importance of financial screening for prospective admissions.
  • Identify best practices for tracking current resident balances and reduce bad debt.
  • Utilize various legal methods to resolve outstanding balances, including involuntary termination of residency. 

Faculty: Jason Lundy, Partner, IceMiller


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For questions contact:   Dawn Balder
[email protected]
515-440-4630