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1/16/2008
PWW - Ortivus Announces Joint 2008 Webinar Series on Ambulance Billing and Compliance Issues
Page, Wolfberg and Wirth (PWW) and Ortivus are pleased to announce the continuation in 2008 of its billing educational webinars for the EMS Industry in a convenient online format. 208 EMS services attended the 2007 webinar series, in part or in its entirety. The overall rating of the value of the 2007 webinar events was excellent, a 4.35 on a 5-point scale (with 5 being the highest rating).
In today's business environment of increasing efficiency, saving time and reducing costs, the online webinar format offers organizations an excellent method of obtaining information and training that meets these criteria. The format contains audio and video in the presentation and allows for audience participation via a question and answer panel.
Anyone is welcome to attend the webinar series in its entirety or attend only the individual topics of their choice. Attendees can join the webinar events from the comfort of their office or home through a phone line and a computer with an internet connection. Each individual online event is offered for only $99 (plus the cost of a toll call based on their individual long distance service). There is no limit to how many individuals can attend at each computer terminal site; several agencies utilize speaker phones and projectors for several employees to join the event, thereby, extending the value of the fee. To register for any or all of this webinar series, as outlined below, go to www.ortivusna.com/pww.
The content of the 2008 webinar series – which follows below - is designed to help EMS organizations maximize their bottom line by improving billing, as well as achieving reimbursement goals while remaining fully compliant with all of the complex laws and regulations that pertain to ambulance billing.
The 2008 Coding Clinic – Real Answers to Real Claims
Target Audience: Ambulance Billers, Compliance Officers, Billing Managers, Consultants, Auditors
Speaker: Doug Wolfberg, PWW Attorney and Founder
Presentation Date: February 7, 2008 – 2 to 3:30 pm EDT
- Review actual ambulance claims and see some of the common oversights that are made in the everyday coding process
- Tackle some of the "gray areas" that seem to arise in ambulance billing
- Build confidence to effectively select proper procedure codes, modifiers, transportation indicators and ICD-9/condition codes
In The Trenches Collection Strategies – What You Should and Shouldn’t Do
Target Audience: Owners, Ambulance Billers, Billing Managers, Ambulance Accounts Receivable Managers, and Billing Company Personnel
Speaker: Maggie Adams, PWW Senior Consultant and Reimbursement Specialist
Presentation Date: June 5, 2008 - 2 to 3:30 pm EDT
- Learn techniques for responding to disgruntled patients, patient billing complaints and patients who delay payment.
- Learn the best timeline for sending bills to patients and how and when finance charges can be added to ambulance bills
- Master effective methods for dealing with requests for time payments, claims of financial hardship, and how to deal with patient bankruptcy
- Approach the problem of returned mail and locating missing patient information and addresses
Proper Documentation Skills: How to Get Your Crews to Fall in Line
Target Audience: EMS Managers, Supervisors, Ambulance Service Owners/Directors, Training Officers, Billing Managers
Speaker: Steve Wirth, PWW Attorney and Founder
Presentation Date: September 9, 2008 – 2 to 3:30 pm EDT
- Learn proven strategies to train field providers on the importance of good documentation
- Review sample personnel incentive programs that are targeted to improving documentation compliance
- Discuss techniques to perform effective quality assurance on EMS documentation
Dealing With Facilities: Payment, Compliance and More
Target Audience: Owners, Managers, Business Managers, Billers, Compliance Officers
Speaker: Maggie Adams, PWW Senior Consultant and Reimbursement Specialist
Presentation Date: Doug Wolfberg, PWW Attorney and Founder
Presentation Date: November 18, 2008 – 2 to 3:30 pm EDT
- Review in detail the applicable rules on when to bill a facility vs. Medicare
- Examine the payment rules applicable to hospitals, SNFs, hospices and other facilities
- Properly apply Medicare's "three part test" for financial responsibility in interfacility transfers
- Evaluate "closest appropriate facility" issues
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About Ortivus:
Ortivus offers integrated software solutions for Emergency Medical Services and Public Safety. The North American Subsidiary develops and markets the following pre-hospital applications: EMS billing, patient care reporting, computer-aided dispatch, automatic vehicle location, mobile data application, and patient vital signs monitoring and data transmission.
The Ortivus vision is to be the customer’s preferred provider of integrated information and decision-making software support systems in the Emergency Medical Service, Public Safety and Healthcare industries.
Ortivus operates out of two North American corporate office locations (Decorah, Iowa, US and Montreal, Quebec, Canada), as well as several international locations (Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Great Britain).