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January 11-15, 2016New Orleans, LA

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What’s Hotfor 2016ICD-10: Lessons

Learned During the First 90 Days

Alternative Payment Models

of the Future

Avoid Big Penalties –

Navigate PQRS complexities

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Don’t Get Behind —Stay Up-to-Date on Your Reimbursement and Coding KnowledgeACEP’s Reimbursement and Coding conferences offer you the chance to hear the most knowledgeable and engaging faculty in the field cover the latest news and essential topics you need to know.

Hot topics for 2016 ∙ ICD-10: Lessons Learned During the First 90 Days ∙ Alternative Payment Models of the Future ∙ Payer Consolidation Trends…and much more.

Now is the time to expand your knowledge and tools needed to safeguard your group’s future financial success.

Who Should Attend:⋅ Emergency Physicians

⋅ Hospital Outpatient Coders⋅ Emergency Department Nursing

Directors⋅ Billing/Coding/Medical Records

Professionals⋅ Graduating Residents

⋅ Reimbursement/Practice Management Consultants

⋅ Emergency Physician Group Managers

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Reserve your room at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans Hotel – ACEP’s block will sell out earlyHousing for ACEP’s 2016 Reimbursement and Coding conferences is now open! All classes take place at the Hyatt Regency New OrleansHyatt Regency New Orleans601 Loyola AveNew Orleans, LA 70113Reservations: 888-421-1442Go to www.acep.org/rc/hotel to reserve your room onlineWeb Site: www.neworleans.hyatt.comRate: $209 single/$234 double, plus taxesDiscounted Rate available until December 18, 2015.

Explore the ExhibitsTuesday, January 12 – Wednesday, January 13

During the breaks, enjoy a snack and visit our exhibit program featuring compa-nies ready to demonstrate what’s new in products and services specific to your reimbursement and coding needs.

Wine and Cheese ReceptionMonday 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Join us in the exhibit hall to network with exhibitors and your colleagues during this relaxing event. Many exhibitors will serve wine from their booths and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Explore the Exhibits

Stay Current Throughout the Yearwith ACEP’s Reimbursement and

Coding WebinarsConference Attendee - $99 each

ACEP Member - $150 eachNon-Member - $175 each

ACEP will be offering two webinars taught by Dr. Michael Granovsky Chair of ACEP’s Reimbursement and Coding conferences.

December 15, 2015; 2:00 pm CST — The Nuts and Bolts of Physician Reimbursement and

Optimizing RVUs

May 24, 2016; 2:00 pm CDT — Industry Updates

MONDAY - January 11 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 2016 Reimbursement Update and National Trends / Michael A. Granovsky, MD,

CPC, FACEP; David A. McKenzie, CAE 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Commercial Payer ED Reimbursement, ACOs, and the Future / Susan M.

Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Enterprise EMR Challenges: Solutions to the Impact on Physician

Productivity, ED Throughput, and RVUs / Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Alternative Payment Models of the Future: Aligning Your Group’s

Compensation Structure / Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch (On Your Own) 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM ACO Realities, Bundled Payments, Episodes of Care, and ED Value / Michael

A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP; David A. McKenzie, CAE; Jennifer L. Wiler, MD, MBA, FACEP

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Hospitalist Strategies for Profit and Success / Surinder Yadev, MD 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Break 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PQRS Complexities for 2016: A Roadmap to Avoid Big Penalties / Jennifer L.

Wiler, MD, MBA, FACEP; Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM Question & Answer Session / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP

(Moderator); David A. McKenzie, CAE; Jennifer L. Wiler, MD, MBA, FACEP; Surinder Yadev, MD

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

TUESDAY - January 12 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM The Business Case for Freestanding EDs / Tim Seay, MD 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Observation Economic Drivers / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM Break - Visit the Exhibits 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Maximizing Patient Throughput to Improve Productivity and Increase

Revenue / James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM “Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli”: How to Sweeten Your Defense Strategies

for ED Audits / Edward R. Gaines, III, JD, CCP 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch (on your own) 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM How Do You Measure Up? ED Benchmarking and Hospital Perception / James

J. Augustine, MD, FACEP 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Break - Visit the Exhibits 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Commercial Payers Consolidation and How to Survive the New World / Ron

Howrigon 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Question & Answer Session / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP

(Moderator); Edward R. Gaines, III, JD, CCP; Ron Howrigon; David McKenzie, CAE

WEDNESDAY - January 13 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Payer Negotiations: Strategies to Maximize Success with the Movement to

Value-Based Reimbursement / Ron Howrigon 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM Break - Visit the Exhibits 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM How to Avoid Fear and Loathing in ED Compliance—And Live to Tell About It /

Edward R. Gaines, III, JD, CCP 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Question & Answer Session / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP

(Moderator); Edward R. Gaines, III, JD, CCP; Ron Howrigon; David McKenzie, CAE


Reimbursement: Trends and Strategies in Emergency Medicine

THURSDAY - January 14 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 2016 Expert Coding Update: CPT, PQRS, and Audit Traps / Michael A.

Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP; David A. McKenzie, CAE 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Critical Care Coding: What Coders and Physicians Both Need to Know /

Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Break 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM ICD-10: Lessons Learned During the First 90 Days / Michael A. Granovsky, MD,

CPC, FACEP; Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Compliance Concerns: They Are Watching You! What You Need to Know to be

Safe / Todd Thomas, CCS-P 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch (On Your Own) 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Lightning Rounds: Don’t Get Struck – Scribes, Telemedicine, MDM

Controversies, and Other Hot Topics / David A. McKenzie, CAE (Moderator); Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP; Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P; Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP; Todd Thomas, CCS-P

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM 2016 PQRS and The Value Based Modifier: Measurements, Specifications,

and Solutions / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP; Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Open Forum: Your Specific Coding Concerns Addressed / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP (Moderator); David A. McKenzie, CAE; Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P; Todd Thomas, CCS-P

FRIDAY - January 15 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Beyond E/M: How to Code for the Most Common ED Procedures / Michael A.

Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Advanced Coding Case Study Workshop / David A. McKenzie, CAE (Moderator);

Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP; Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P; Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP; Todd Thomas, CCS-P

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Advanced Coding Case Study Workshop (continued) / David A. McKenzie, CAE

(Moderator); Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP; Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P; Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP; Todd Thomas, CCS-P

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch (On Your Own) 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Observation Services: Expanding Opportunities; Professional and Facility

Coding Solutions / Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Open Forum: Your Specific Coding Concerns Addressed / Michael A.

Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP (Moderator); David A. McKenzie, CAE; Todd Thomas, CCS-P


Advanced Procedure Coding for Emergency Medicine

WEDNESDAY - January 13 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Basic E/M Coding for Physician Services in the ED / Todd Thomas, CCS-P 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Break 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM Case Study Presentation: Charting a Course to Coding a Chart / David A.

McKenzie, CAE (Moderator); Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP; Todd Thomas, CCS-P

Optional Session: Introduction to Emergency Department Coding


Invited Faculty*

James J. Augustine, MD, FACEP Dr. Augustine brings his reimbursement expertise as Vice President of the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA). He also holds positions as Clinical Associate professor at Wright State University, Director of Clinical Operations at EMP and is a current ACEP Board Member.

Edward R. Gaines III, JD, CCP Mr. Gaines is the Chief Compliance Officer at Zotec Partners, one of the largest providers of physician and hospital coding, billing and practice management services in the US. He is also the Co-Founder and a Executive Committee Board Member of the Emergency Department Practice Management Association (EDPMA). Mr. Gaines is a past ACEP’s Outstanding Speaker of the Year (2007-08) and a member of the ACEP Reimbursement Committee.

Michael A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP (Course Director) Dr. Granovsky is the newly crowned 2014-15 Outstanding Speaker of the Year. He has an extensive career as a coding expert holding distinct positions as Editor for ED Coding Alert, Subject Matter Expert for AAPC ED Subspecial-ty Certification Exam, Chair of the ACEP Reimbursement Committee and member of the ACEP Coding and Nomenclature Committee. He is also Course Director for ACEP’s Reimbursement and Coding Conferences.

Ron Howrigon Mr. Howrigon is President and CEO of Fulcrum Strategies, a contract negotiation and practice marketing firm specializing in improving contract language and reimbursement rates.

Kevin M. Klauer, DO, EJD, FACEP Dr. Klauer serves as Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Medi-cine, Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director of the Patient Safety Organization for TeamHealth. He has co-authored risk management books: Bouncebacks: Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine Bouncebacks: Medical and Legal and Risk Management and the Emergency Department: Execu-tive Leadership for Protecting Patients and Hospitals. He is the current ACEP Council Speaker and is a past recipient of the ACEP Honorable Mention Outstanding Speaker of the Year award (2013-14). Dr. Klauer is also Medical Editor-in-Chief of ACEP Now, ACEP’s monthly publication.

David A. McKenzie, CAE Mr. McKenzie is the Reimbursement Director for ACEP and is the liaison to the ACEP Reimbursement and Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee. He is the staff contact for the AMA RVS Update Committee (RUC) and the CPT Editorial Panel.

Susan Nedza, MD, MBA, FACEP Dr. Nedza is CMIO and Senior Vice President of Clinical Out-comes Management at MPA Healthcare Solutions. She is a subject matter expert of health policy, quality measures and payment models and is board certified in Clinical Informatics.

Stacie Norris, MBA, CPC, CCS-P Ms. Norris has an extensive career centering on healthcare billing and coding. She is currently Director of Coding and Quality Assurance at Zotec Partners and an AHIMA ICD-10 Certified Trainer. And most recently she has been appointed co-chair to the EDPMA Quality, Coding and Documentation Committee. She is also a member of the ACEP Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee and member of AHIMA.

Rebecca B. Parker, MD, FACEP Dr. Parker is President of Team Parker, LLC, a consulting group for coding, billing and compliance. She also serves as Executive Vice President for EmCare North Division and is currently the Chair of the ACEP Board of Directors.

Tim Seay, MD, FACEP Dr. Seay is President of the Greater Houston Emergency Physicians, focusing on physician entrepreneurism. His team has designed, built and operated several free standing emergency clinics. He is also the current President of the Emergency Medicine Risk Retention Group.

Todd Thomas, CCS-P Mr. Thomas is President at ERCoder, Inc. one of the nation’s most trusted coding and consulting firms supporting the emergency medical community. He is also a member of the ACEP Coding and Nomenclature Advisory Committee and member of ED Coding Alert Editorial Advisory Panel. Mr. Thomas is a past winner of the ACEP Outstanding Speaker of the Year award (2009-10)

Jennifer L. Wiler, MD, MBA, FACEP Dr. Wiler is currently Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado, with an interest focusing on ED operations, leadership, healthcare economics, and health policy.

Surinder Yadev, MD Dr. Yadev is the Vice President of Hospital Medicine for CEP America, spe-cializing in strategies that reduce costs and improve the patient experience.

*Full faculty bios available at www.acep.org/rc/faculty


Continuing Medical Education Credit for PhysiciansThe American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.Reimbursement: Trends and Strategies in Emergency Medicine. The American College of Emergency Phy-sicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Optional Session: Introduction to Emergency Department Coding. The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Advanced Procedure Coding for Emergency Medicine. The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.Reimbursement: Trends and Strategies in Emergency Medicine, Optional Session: Introduction to Emergency Department Coding and the Advanced Procedure Coding for Emergency Medicine have been approved for 18.5, 4 and 13.5 hours, respectively for ACEP Category I credit.

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Optional Session: Introduction to Emergency Department Coding: $150

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