TRAINING
ON YOUR BILLING / PATIENT ACCOUNTING
COMPUTER
PROGRAM
AS/PC® FOR WINDOWS TRAINING SEMINARS: OVERVIEW AND SCHEDULE FOR 2008
Presented by: Doug Albaugh . . . providing training on DB
Consultants software since 1989
Why your Colleagues Regularly Invest in Training Seminars .
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Ensure that all staff understand key features and learn the
powerful advanced system features!
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Improve cash flow through more effective use of the program!
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Meet and interact with other users to learn and exchange
creative solutions to common – as well as not so common – business problems!
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Well-trained staff work more effectively, make fewer errors,
and are more at ease – all of which contribute to the productivity of the
practice!
Seminar design and
format
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Seminars often include a mix of relatively new and
experienced AS/PC® users.
They are not designed for users who have no experience with the system.
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Groups typically range in size from 10 to 25 individuals, an
optimal size for effective instruction.
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The instructor runs the program live, projected on a large,
clearly-visible screen via video projector.
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Instruction is paced for easy understanding and note-taking.
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Each seminar covers new features, in-depth training in
selected major areas of the program, and ample time for questions and answers.
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There are two distinct full-day seminars at each location.
Course Content
Day 1 Focuses on the financial
management aspects of AS/PC® for
Windows. Specifically, how to most
effectively get the bills out and the payments in.
Key topics include:
Maintaining accurate balances Managing
receivables
-cash,
insurance, & total balances -collecting
patient portion
-handling unpaid
portion of claims -carrier
billing & patient billing
-adjustments and
transfers -tracking
unpaid claims
-fixed-amount-per-visit
co-pay -insurance
tracers
-returned checks -corrections
to closed month claims
-refunds and
insurance take-backs -re-opening
a closed claim
-transferring
credit to another patient -methods
of flagging accounts
for
collection work
Using carriers’ allowed amounts,
to make your Automation
of charges entry with FEE and catalogs
receivables
accurate and avoid Setting
claims options to meet carrier requirements
manual
write-offs Reports
to detect missing information prior to billing
Day 2 Focuses on the many powerful tools and reports in AS/PC®
for Windows, with special emphasis on step-by-step instruction in the use of
queries to get the data you need, including queries for billing operations and
reports covered on Day 1. Other “power
functions” also are applied to activities discussed on Day 1. Topics include:
Daily and monthly reports Cross-checking
to catch errors
User-defined lists/reports Creating
your own fields in the MY file
Merging patient data into
letters/documents Printing
labels, envelopes
The Recall Report – a
patient-specific tickler system
Locating
patients by SSN, first name, DOB, or anything else
Queries
to limit the carrier data audit to patients you are currently billing,
and the insurance ledger to claims over 60 days, 90 days,
etc.
A
semi-automated system of using collection letters, which creates a record of
letters sent
How
to print your superbills (encounter forms) with the patient info you need
How
to set up a customized patient statement (but with no transaction detail)
Using
the Open Problem Tracking System to keep on top of unresolved problems
Printing
reports to text files – for economy, or so they can be re-organized in a
spreadsheet, or graphed
AS/PC® is a
registered trademark of DB Consultants, Inc., Ottsville PA
Important
Notes
1.
Days 1 and 2
can be taken separately and in any sequence.
2.
Hotel phone
numbers are provided here in case you wish to make reservations (be sure to
mention that you are attending the seminar) or need further travel
directions. Do not call the hotel for
information about the seminar.
3. At some locations, special hotel room rates are available for seminar attendees, as shown on the schedule below. However, Doug Albaugh is not responsible if a hotel does not honor the rate shown. Reserve early to get the special rate. Some hotels have a cutoff date for special rates two to four weeks before the event.
The
latest seminar schedule is always available at the DB Consultants web
site: www.dbconsultants.com
Seminar Schedule for 2008
Wed/Thu April
16-17 Pittsburgh PA Hampton Inn Airport 412-264-0020
8514
University Blvd., Moon Twp. PA
Special
room rate $109
Wed/Thu May
7-8 Allentown PA Ramada Inn at the Malls 610-439-1037
1500
MacArthur Rd., Whitehall PA
Special
room rate $69.99 until 04/06/08
Wed/Thu Oct.
15-16 Chicago IL Hampton Inn Chicago/Crestwood 708-597-3330
13330
S Cicero Ave, Crestwood IL
On
SR 50 & 83, 0.8 mi. S of I-294
Special
room rate $99
Wed/Thu Nov 5-6 Columbus OH Days
Inn East 614-864-1280
2100 Brice Rd, Reynoldsburg OH
Special room rate $49
Sign-in and
coffee at 8:30 each day; sessions run from 9 am to 5 pm.
Seminar Registration and Fees
For
obvious reasons, we recommend that you register well in advance of the session
you plan to attend. To qualify for the
early registration price, your registration form with check payable to Doug
Albaugh must be postmarked no later than 14 days prior to the session you plan
to attend. Lunch is included in the cost
of each seminar. Fees for the first person and for each
additional person from your office at one seminar location are as follows:
First
Person Each Additional Person
Early
registration, for one day only $190 135
Early
registration, for both days 330 240
Late
registration, per day 200 150
Mail your registration form and check
to the address at the top of this schedule.
About
Late Registration: While we
encourage early registration, we do understand that “late” registration is
necessary from time to time. If you must
register late (within two weeks of the seminar date), please call 740-984-8201
to let us know that you will attend the session. In almost all instances, we can accommodate
late registrations. However, please DO NOT JUST SHOW UP at the
seminar. We appreciate your cooperation.
About
seminar cancellation: We know the importance of scheduling staff activity. That’s why, on those rare occasions when a
seminar must be canceled due to under-enrollment or closed due to
over-enrollment, we provide as much advance notice as possible. However, in the rare event that a cancellation
is necessary (even with little or no notice), Doug Albaugh’s liability is
limited to refunding fees received.
If you cancel your registration less
than three days prior to the seminar, any refund will be based on amounts
recoverable, and will be solely at Doug Albaugh’s discretion.
About the Instructor
Doug Albaugh, a former college professor, has been
conducting seminars and providing on-site training on DB Consultants software
since 1989. Doug now offers seminars in
a number of states, on a rotating basis, and works exclusively with DB
Consultants software. Other services
available from Doug include customized on-site training for individual offices
or groups of offices, and telephone training or consultation by
appointment. Private training sessions
at Stockport, Ohio, are available at a reduced rate. Please feel free to call Doug with questions
regarding any of these options.
Please note that DB Consultants,
Inc., and not Doug Albaugh, provides your normal telephone technical support
for AS/PC® software. Services
offered by Doug Albaugh are supplemental to this support and are fee-based
services.
Questions? Call Doug Albaugh at 740-984-8201
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(detach
and mail) If registering
for more than one location, use separate copies of this form.
Seminar
Registration
Training on DB Consultants
Software
2008
Seminar
Location __________________________________ Seminar Date(s)______________
Doctor
name or practice name ____________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________
State________ Zip________________
Phone____________________________ Fax______________________________
Persons
attending:
Name___________________________________________
Date(s)______________
Name___________________________________________
Date(s)______________
Name___________________________________________
Date(s)______________
Name___________________________________________
Date(s)______________
Amount
enclosed $______________
Your
registration may be returned if the amount is not correct for the date it is
mailed. If registering within two weeks
of the seminar, you must also leave a message at 740-984-8201 that you wish to
register.
PLEASE
MAIL YOUR CHECK FOR THE TOTAL DUE, PAYABLE TO DOUG ALBAUGH, TOGETHER WITH THIS
FORM, TO:
Doug Albaugh
3778 South State Route 266
Stockport, OH 43787
By returning this completed form you agree to the following conditions: Seminars can be canceled due to lack of enrollment or registration closed due to over-enrollment. Seminars are never canceled on short notice if it can be avoided. However, in the event of cancellation, even with little or no notice, Doug Albaugh’s liability is limited to refunding fees received. If you cancel your registration less than three days prior to the seminar, any refund will be based on amounts recoverable, and will be solely at Doug Albaugh’s discretion.
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