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LIVE AUDIOCONFERENCE

Sponsored by "Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations"

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
1:00-2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
12:00-1:30 p.m. (Central)
11:00-12:30 p.m. (Mountain)
10:00-11:30 a.m. (Pacific)

Employers can be your best target market when it comes to workers' comp

Break into this complex and potentially overwhelming marketplace! Listen in to the 90-minute audioconference Reap the Benefits of Workers' Comp: How Rehab Providers Can Take Advantage of This Revenue Source to make the process easier. You'll hear about networking with case managers, physicians, and employers to improve communication when it comes to getting the injured workers back to work. Adding more workers' comp patients is a beneficial way of building your practice. You'll also learn how to entice employers to do business with your facility, get tips on proper documentation, and find out how to get claims paid.

Experts Bubba Klostermann OT, CVE, CEAS, and Connie L. Ziccarelli, COO, have been very active in the workers' comp arena and have been effective educating audiences on dealing with carriers and processing compliance issues with different state commissions.

AGENDA

• Setting the scene: the value of workers' comp
• Workers' comp patients vs. other patients
• Explore avenues and control flow of relationships with employers
• Gaining patients and building relationships
• Employer referral techniques
• Networking with case managers
• Documentation and coding
• Treating workers' comp patients
• Complications with carriers and employers
• Customizing goals
• What should be in documentation
• Group health
• Getting reimbursed for worker’s comp
• Reimbursement tips: getting paid faster
• Monitoring the billing and collection process
• Medicare Fee Guideline
• Setting your own fee schedule
• Cash-based services
• Live Q&A

DIAL IN TOLL-FREE!

You can now call in toll-free to our live audioconferences. This added benefit means you can save on long-distance charges and receive even more value from this important program! Details on how to call will be sent to you via e-mail with your materials package.

CAN'T LISTEN LIVE?

No problem. Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:

Bubba Klostermann OT, CVE, CEAS, is an Occupational Therapist, Certified Vocational Evaluator, and Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist with 30 years experience in Work Injury Rehab and Employers Services.

Connie L. Ziccarelli is COO/Co-Owner @ Rehab Management Solutions in Wisconsin. Rehab Management Solutions partners with Physical Therapist to own their clinic in their communities.  We also provide a turnkey solution for backroom operations, marketing and managed care contracts along with expansion opportunities.  Connie speaks nationally with case managers on workers’ comp issues and she is a regular author for many PT magazines.  She also speaks @ the APTA PPS conferences.  She has been working with Physical Therapists in private practices for over 16 years.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN:

Rehab directors and managers, private practice owners, physical therapists, and occupational therapists in any outpatient rehab setting

PROGRAM MATERIALS:

Program materials will be provided approximately one week before the program date via e-mail with PDF links. Please download the PDF files before the day of the program.

PLEASE NOTE:

Participation in the call is just $179 per site and allows access to ONE phone line for an unlimited number of people to listen. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet. Live orders are assessed a $5 processing fee. Tape, CD, and combo orders are charged $18 for shipping and handling.

Audioconference materials will be delivered via e-mail approximately four days prior to the conference and again the day before the conference.

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