Users' Conference 2008

Save Money and Increase Reimbursement | Streamline Your Workflow | Improve Quality of Care | Integrate EHR |Pediatric Practice Management Conference | Lab

Courses and Descriptions for Track:

Save Money and Increase Reimbursement

Understanding Your Practice Vitals Dashboard

Practice Vitals Dashboard is a new online tool included in your 2008 PCC Care Plan. The Dashboard graphically displays information about your practice to keep you up-to-date on your financial and clinical health. View an instant graph of six important indicators, including Sick-to-Well Visit Ratio, Revenue-per-Visit, E&M distribution, and more. Start taking advantage of this new service and learn the importance of each of these indicators to your practice. Wed. 1:00 p.m.

A Glimpse into Advanced Practice Vitals Dashboard

Discover more opportunities for practice assessment with Advanced Practice Vitals Dashboard. New in 2008, this service provides instant access to valuable information such as:

• Provider E&M Coding Comparison
• Visit Trend Comparison By Location and/or Provider
• Interactive Procedure Utilization and Reimbursement Breakdown
• Payer Mix Analysis
• Revenue-per-Visit Without Immunizations
• And more!

Learn why this information is so valuable and what actions you can take to make your practice healthier. Advanced Practice Vitals Dashboard is available for purchase as an add-on to your PCC Care Plan. Wed. 2:45 p.m.

Practice Oversight: Responsible Care of Your Practice

Ensuring the success of your practice requires oversight of operational systems, financial systems, and staff. In this class, you will learn what aspects need to be tracked and monitored and techniques to help you analyze the performance of your practice. You will also learn which Partner reports help you improve the operations of your practice. Thurs. 8:30 a.m.

Optimizing Your Revenue Cycle

Special All-Day Course on Friday! Maximizing the revenue cycle is a team effort and each staff member has a significant contribution to make. In this full-day class, we'll help you create a process using Partner to evaluate your practice's finances. Learn how to identify problems within your revenue cycle and specific techniques to remedy them. Fine tune your revenue cycle and achieve the highest reimbursement rates for services provided. Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Pediatric Coding Basics

Join Pediatric Coding expert and Registered Nurse, Donelle Holle, to master the basics of evaluation and management procedural coding. Learn about the most underutilized codes in the pediatric practice that can boost your bottom line, including how and when to code for consults or after-hours visits. Earn 3 CEUs Thurs. 8:30 a.m.

Coding is Great in 2008

Don't miss this class on important coding updates with new coding tips from coding expert Donelle Holle, R.N. She will guide you through coding changes for 2008 including new codes for telephone calls, online evaluation and management, behavior changes, immunoglobulins and vaccines, and more! Earn 3 CEUs Thurs. 1:00 p.m.

Reports and Techniques to Inform Practice Stakeholders

Once you learn about practice oversight, you will then need to communicate effectively with practice decision-makers. Learn techniques for communicating important financial aspects of your practice to your stakeholders. In this class, you will learn what information should be analyzed and reported on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Using both internal and external benchmarking, you will learn strategies for sharing and presenting this information to reach practice stakeholders. Thurs. 10:15 a.m.

Preventive Care and Chronic Disease Management

Monitoring chronic care patients is a staple of every successful pediatric practice. PCC can help you simplify the complex coding and administrative tasks associated with the chronic diseases you commonly deal with in your pediatric practice. We can help you make sure you are paid fairly for this important piece of the pediatric specialty. Thurs. 1:00 p.m.

Seven Steps to a Successful Insurance Negotiation

Successful insurance negotiations require lots of preparation. This step-by-step look at the negotiation game will allow you to confidently negotiate your next insurance contract. Learn who to negotiate with, how to prepare a plan, deal with stall tactics, and manage difficult personalities. Thurs. 8:30 a.m.