Medical billing is one area that represents constant change.  If it is not the insurance carriers, we have new provisions with Medicare to keep on top of, such as no consultation code with Medicare.  If you are providing medical billing services to clients, this meeting could be one you might want to put on your calendar.

It is coming up next month and will be held in the Washington DC area.  Listed below are some of the topics on the agenda to include the new HIPAA laws, which do including billing and business associates.

To learn more or register for the HBMA 2010 Compliance Conference, visit HBMA’s event page.

 Press Release:

Annual Event Will Help Medical Billing Professionals Develop and Assess Compliance Plans against the Backdrop of Federal Legislation and Regulatory Concerns

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA), a non-profit educational resource and advocacy group representing third-party medical billers and billing professionals, today announced details of the association’s 2010 Compliance Conference. Taking place at Hotel Monaco in Alexandria, Va., March 9-11, HBMA’s Compliance Conference will help participants to gain deeper understanding of many issues relating to compliance within the healthcare billing industry.

Andrea L. Treese Berlin, senior counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Counsel to the Inspector General, will be on hand to speak to attendees on OIG-specific compliance issues. Additional conference sessions will include discussions on such critical compliance areas as:

• HIPAA, HITECH and other federal regulations
• Billing company policies and procedures
• Effective monitoring and auditing
• Coding education and training
• Risk assessments
• Billing contracts and negotiation
• On Wednesday, March 10, the conference features a presentation by Attorney Mark Cunningham, titled, “How to ‘Date’ Your Client.” This session offers participants advice ranging from problem areas in client-billing company relations, to issues and recommendations for building a strong relationship with a client. A post-conference session called “Hot Topics in Compliance” will be held on Friday, March 12 and hosted by Louie; Karen Collier, Esquire; Jackie Willett, CHBME and Bob Burleigh, CHBME. This session will address major topical compliance concerns such as human resources, RAC, successful ALJ appeals, ICD-10, enforcement, coding, quality payments and several other industry topics of interest and concern to participants.Conference registration opens at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9, and includes a comprehensive schedule of sessions, networking lunches, informal activities like “Compliance Jeopardy,” an evening reception, and a tour of the D.C. area. Bill Finerfrock, HBMA’s legislative consultant from Capitol Associates, will present his “Washington Update” in a Wednesday, March 10 session.

The full press release can be read at the link below:

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100208006133&newsLang=en