Ms. Skelton will be speaking to the Carolina Coders, a local chapter of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) on November 17, 2011 at Myers Park Baptist Church. Ms. Skelton will address the False Claims Act and Civil Monetary Penalties Law, with emphasis on how correct coding and billing are involved as well as the responsibility of the coder.
May 25th, 2011
Heather Skelton will be speaking to the Independent Physicians of the Carolinas on several occasions in July. Ms. Skelton anticipates speaking on the topic of negotiating managed care contracts.
Heather will speak to the physicians on July 20 in Ballantyne at 6:30 p.m.; to administrative personnel at noon on July 21 ; and to north Charlotte phyisicans on July 27 at 6:00 p.m. in Huntersville.
For more information on Independent Physicians of the Carolinas, visit their website.
May 13th, 2011
Heather Skelton will appear at the Employers Association Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. Heather will bring attendees up to date on recent changes in HIPAA pursuant to the HITECH Act, and on recent enforcement of the privacy rules. A question-and-answer period will be included.
To register, visit the Employers Association website.
May 13th, 2011
Healthcare attorney Heather Skelton will be at the Tri-State Healthcare Management Conference being held in Hilton Head, South Carolina from August 7-10, 2011. Ms. Skelton will be participating in the Health Information Exchange Panel Discussion.
The conference is being held at the Marriott Resort in Hilton Head. Conference organizers expect about 300 healthcare management professionals to attend, as well as 85 exhibitors. Further information can be found at http://www.tristatemeeting.org/index.cfm
April 28th, 2011
Heather will speak to practice administrators and executives on managed care contracting at the South Carolina Association of Orthopaedic Executives Annual Conference, taking place August 6th at The Sanctuary on Kiawah Island, SC. Please see www.scoanet.org/scaoe.html for more information on the Association and the conference.
August 5th, 2010
The Premier Oncology Hematology Management Society’s Fall Educational Conference will be held on November 4-5, 2010, hosted by the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Heather will present “Managed Care Contracting – How to Negotiate the Contract You Deserve!”
For information on POHMS and their resources, and for further information on the conference, please visit www.pohms.com.
August 5th, 2010
Heather Skelton will speak on two issues during the Annual Conference of the Bones Society of Florida, to be held at the Renaissance Vinoy in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 24 – 26, 2010. Heather will present “Managed Care Contracting” on Friday afternoon, September 24, and “Drive Collections Through Contracting” on Saturday, September 25. For more information on the conference and the Society, please visit www.floridabones.com.
August 5th, 2010
Health care attorney Heather Skelton spoke at the Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Pediatric Society (the North Carolina State Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on July 30, 2010. Her presentation, “Personnel Files and Contract Highlights for Physicians and Managed Care Contract Highlights,” was part of the Practice Managers program. More information and highlights of the conference can be found at www.ncpeds.org
August 5th, 2010
Please join Heather next Thursday, May 13th when she will lead a discussion about the recently signed Healthcare Reform Bill and the key provisions that will affect providers and their practices.
All area healthcare managers and physicians are invited to attend. Space is limited, so please RSVP for the May 13th meeting by emailing info@doctorslawyer.com or call us at 704-643-9076 today! Make sure to invite colleagues or anyone you think might be interested in attending.
The Healthcare Roundtables are held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. at our office located at 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 400, in the Southpark area of Charlotte, NC. Parking is free and refreshments will be served.
May 7th, 2010
The first of our Spring Roundtable series will be on Thursday, March 11th, in which Heather will lead a discussion about the HITECH Act – Part 2. She will review the specific action items needed to achieve compliance with the most recent regulations, go over policies that may need to be implemented, discuss whether you will need new Business Associate Agreements, as well as share what can be expected regarding HIPAA in 2010 and beyond.
All area healthcare managers and physicians are invited to attend. Space is limited so please RSVP by emailing info@doctorslawyer.com or call us at 704-643-9076 today!
Also, don’t forget to mark you calendars for the Roundtables on April 8th and May 13th. Topics to be announced and reminder emails will be sent prior to each meeting.
The healthcare roundtables are held from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. at our offices located at 6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 400, in the Southpark area of Charlotte, NC. Parking is free and refreshments will be served.
March 3rd, 2010
