Events
Medical Records Law in NC, sponsored by Lorman Education Services, presented in Greensboro and Charlotte, NC.
Medical records and the laws that apply to them have become increasingly complex in recent years. Medical records were originally just a tool for medical providers to document the care they rendered. They are now used by insurance companies for payment purposes, other treating providers for continuing care, and for malpractice lawsuits. Even more confusing, there are now state and national laws governing the use of medical records. This seminar provided the universe of medical records regulations and Medical Board guidance on what to do and what not do, so that those in the medical industry now know where to find the answers to their questions.
August 29th, 2006
Successful Human Resources Management in Healthcare, co-presented with Health Care Consulting Services, multiple seminards in Hickory and Charlotte, NC.
Human resources management is more complicated than ever. The challenge is to encourage employees to be happy and productive while at the same time reducing risk for the practice or organization. This seminar addressed how to hire and fire, what to include and what not to include in your employee handbook, and how best to conduct interviews, reference checks, and extend job offers. Also covered were state and federal laws, as well as the most common types of lawsuits by employees.
July 13th, 2006
Pay for Performance, presented at the Spring Healthcare Management Symposium in Charlotte, NC, sponsored by the Mecklenburg Medical Society, Charlotte Area Medical Group Managers, and Professional Association of Health Care Office Management.
Pay for performance is a relatively new concept that is being tested by several major insurance carriers, as well as Medicare. The theory is to financially reward the health care providers that have better outcomes with respect to patient care. The goals for health plans are to improve quality of care, reduce health care costs, and to incentivize physicians. This seminar provided an education on the types of programs being used and how to evaluate whether it would benefit an organization to participate, since there are both pros and cons.
May 24th, 2006
What Every Entrepreneur Should Know: Where Business and Law Collide sponsored by Bank of America Connecting Women Seminar, presented in Charlotte, NC at the Bank of America Corporate Center.
The goal of this seminar was to teach business owners the importance of providing legal protections for their business and personal assets. These legal protections included incorporation, drafting a client contract, and compliance with NC employment laws. We discussed the steps to incorporation, corporate entity selection, and how to trademark your name. In addition, participants learned what key items should be in contracts with their clients and the laws they need to know.
May 11th, 2006
Medical Office Compliance Update, co-presented with Health Care Consulting Services, multiple seminars in Hickory, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte, NC.
Medical managers and practice owners know their organizations are supposed to be “in compliance”, but many are not sure what that means. This seminar was designed to highlight each component of a thorough compliance program, covering topics such as fraud and abuse, coding, HIPAA, language access, collections, discharging employees, and managing patient relations. Also discussed were current government enforcement trends, which are the behaviors the government is attempting to prevent and discipline. Attendees were taught how to get started on their own program and make a long term plan to achieve compliance.
February 26th, 2006
Health Policy - Medicare and the Law, lecture at Pfeiffer University, Masters of Health Administration Course, presented in Charlotte, NC.
This presentation was designed to provoke thought regarding U.S. health policy as it relates to government health programs. Federal health care laws were discussed in detail, as well as statistics on government enforcement actions.
March 21st, 2005
Managed Care Contracting co-presented with Health Care Consulting Services, multiple seminars in Hickory, Raleigh, and Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA.
The most effective way to increase practice revenue is to regularly negotiate an organization’s managed care contracts. This seminar was designed to demystify the process and take attendees step by step through the contracting process. They were taught point and counterpoint negotiating strategy. They learned how to analyze their current fee schedule and what to ask for in the future. Finally, they learned how to read the legal language of the contract and how to spot the hidden pitfalls.
March 1st, 2005
How to Negotiate a Managed Care Contract - American Academy of Professional Coders, Hickory Chapter
Managed care contracting is an intimidating process. This seminar’s goal was to outline the benefits to negotiating, the process, and how to read a contract. Tricks and traps were described in detail.
October 12th, 2004
Language Access in Healthcare, sponsored by the North Carolina Association of CPAs (www.ncacpa.org), presented in Greensboro, NC at the Grandover Resort.
As our population becomes increasingly diversified, medical providers have a growing number of patients that do not speak English. This seminar provided an education on the legal requirements of supplying an interpreter, what constitutes an interpreter, and who pays for the interpreter. Participants learned whether they needed to have their forms in different languages, the risks of treating non-English speaking patients without an interpreter, and what the government’s position is on language access.
August 14th, 2004
Building a Better Informed Consent, sponsored by the North Carolina Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (www.asipp.org), presented in Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
An informed consent is a great tool for a medical provider to prevent a medical malpractice lawsuit. It is a legal document that informs a patient of the procedure to be provided, the risks of the procedure, and the alternative treatments available. If a patient has an unfavorable outcome, but they were informed of risks of that outcome, it is unlikely the patient will find an attorney willing to take their case. This seminar taught participants how to draft their informed consents to provide their organization and providers with the most protection.
February 20th, 2004
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