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COMPUTER PROGRAM
AS/PC® FOR WINDOWS TRAINING SEMINARS 2009

Presented by: Doug Albaugh . . . providing training on DB Consultants software since 1989
3778 South State Route 266, Stockport, OH 43787, Phone 740-984-8201

Why your Colleagues Regularly Invest in Training Seminars . . .

Ensure that all staff understand key features and learn the powerful advanced system features!
Improve cash flow through more effective use of the program!
Meet and interact with other users to learn and exchange creative solutions to common – as well as not so common – business problems!
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

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.
Groups typically range in size from 10 to 25 individuals, an optimal size for effective instruction.
The instructor runs the program live, projected on a large, clearly-visible screen via video projector.
Instruction is paced for easy understanding and note-taking.
Each seminar covers new features, in-depth training in selected major areas of the program, and ample time for questions and answers.
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

Days 1 and 2 can be taken separately and in any sequence.
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.
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 2009

Fri/Sat              November 6-7    Charlotte NC                Sleep Inn & Suites Lake Norman 704-766-2500
                                                                                    16508 Northcross Drive, Huntersville NC
                                                                                    This is 14 miles north of downtown Charlotte,
                                                                                    at Interstate 77 exit 25.
                                                                                    Special room rate $72 (reserve before Oct. 5)

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
2009

Seminar Location __________________________________

Seminar Date(s)______________

Doctor name or practice name ____________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City____________________________________ State________ Zip________________

Phone____________________________ Fax______________________________

Persons attending:

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.