Fall Urgent Care Conference
October 22-23, 2010 - Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa - Phoenix, AZ
The 2009 Fall Conference was a great success - thank you for joining us! We hope to see you in Orlando in 2010 for the Spring Convention - or next Fall in Arizona!
2010 Fall Details available in early 2009 - Learn about the Fall Conference in general below.
Why Attend the Fall Conference?
Conference Information
Overall Schedule
Friday, October 23rd
7:00-8:00am - Registration & Breakfast
8:00-11:30am - Courses in Session (3 hours)
11:30am-12:30pm - Group Lunch
12:30-4:30pm - Courses in Session (3 hours)
4:30pm - Exhibit Hall Opens
5:00-6:30pm - Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Saturday, October 24th
7:30-9:00am - Breakfast and Exhibit Hall Open
9:00-11:15 - Courses in Session (2 hours)
11:15am-1:00pm - Group Lunch & Exhibit Hall Open
1:00-4:30pm - Courses in Session (3 hours)
4:30pm - Exhibit Hall Opens
5:00-6:30pm - Farewell Reception in Exhibit Hall
Course Details - all courses run concurrently Friday and Saturday
The Fall Conference has 4 topic-intensive courses, each designed to be taken as a whole (vs. mix and match as in our Spring Convention) so you can focus your professional development. Choose ONE of the following:
Comprehensive Clinic Startup - Agenda
Starting an urgent care center is just like opening a private practice, right? Not exactly! Negotiating contracts, picking a site, setting up your clinic, recruiting staff, marketing and billing correctly so you can keep running - all have issues specific to urgent care. Learn how to do it right from experts and industry veterans.
- Selecting & Obtaining the Right Site
- Managed Care Contracts
- Setting up an Effective and Efficient Clinic
- Preparing for Staffing & Operations
- Obtaining Financing *
- Developing Policies and Procedures
- Urgent Care Billing
- Marketing Your Center
*For hospital-affiliated centers, we offer an alternative breakout session.
Faculty: Marc Salzberg, MD, FACEP, Steve Sellars, MBA, Patrice Pash, RN, BSN, COHC, Tammy Mallow-Elly, Kevin Ralofsky, Kenny Engel, CPC, CHC, ACS-EM, Stacy Calvaruso, CPAM, Alan Ayers, MBA, MAcc
The Best Medicine (for clinicians only) - Agenda
Medicine moves fast. Staying on top of the latest techniques and literature is a challenge, especially in urgent care. Your practice covers many illnesses and injuries, and is often the front line of critical diagnoses. Stay sharp.
- ENT Emergencies
- Asthma Update
- X-Ray Case Studies
- EKG Case Studies
- Acute Elbow Injuries
- Acute Back Pain
- Diarrhea in Children and Adults
- Best of the Urgent Care Literature
- Insects and the Skin
- Injectable Medications
- Prostatitis/Epidydimitis
Faculty: Dr. Bruce Beavers, Dr. Terry Buzzard, Dr. Phillip Disraeli, Dr. William Gluckman, Dr. Tamara McGregor, Dr. Julia Nelson, Dr. Joseph Toscano, Dan Williams,PA-C
Understanding Urgent Care Coding (introductory course) - Agenda
Professional Coding is a discipline unto itself - but what makes urgent care coding diffferent? Demystify the basics of how to code for your urgent care center. Learn why sometimes the correct answer is "it depends" - and what to do next!
- Basic Fundamentals
- ICD-9 Coding (and what about ICD-10?)
- E/M Coding for history, physical exams, and complexity/decision making
- E/M Coding: Putting it All Together
- Coding for Radiology, Lab, Ophthalmology
- Fracture Care Coding
- Using Modifiers
- Coding Workshop - practice what you've learned with sample charts and expert consultation
UCAOA recommends you bring your ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS books with you to the course.
Faculty: David Stern, MD, CPC, Kim Ramirez, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H-I, MPC, Kenny Engel, CPC, CHC, ACS-EM, CCP-P, Kevin Solinsky, CPC, CPC-I, CEDC,CEMC, Seth Canterbury, CPC, ACS-EM
Specialized Urgent Care Coding (advanced course - perennial attendee discount)**
- Agenda
Proper coding is a basic necessity for any practice - but advanced knowledge and understanding of the uniqueness of urgent care practice can transform a good coder into the urgent care's most valuable asset. For experienced coders only.
- The Gray Areas of E/M Coding
- Nature of Presenting Problem: It Can Make or Break the Claim
- E/M Intensive Workshops
- Unique Urgent Care Codes
- Integumentary Procedure Coding Challenges
- J Codes for Medications
- Coding Intravenous Infusions and Injections
- Using Modifiers to Maximize E/M Reimbursement
- ICD-9 Coding Challenges
- Critical Care Coding Update
- Killer Coding Conundrums Workshop
UCAOA recommends you bring your ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS books with you to the course.
**While the Basic Coding course is designed to be taken once, the Specialized/Advanced Coding course is new each time and designed for ongoing annual attendance. "Perennial Attendees" (those who have come in the year(s) prior) receive a 15% discount. If you are a Perennial Attendee, let us know when you register!
Faculty: David Stern, MD, CPC, Kim Ramirez, CPC, CPC-I, CPC-H-I, MPC, Kenny Engel, CPC, CHC, ACS-EM, CCP-P, Kevin Solinsky, CPC, CPC-I, CEDC,CEMC, Seth Canterbury, CPC, ACS-EM
Tuition
Tuition for all courses is the same and includes printed course materials, breakfast, lunch and networking receptions, exhibit hall admission, continuing education credits:
| |
Member |
Non-Member |
| Thru Aug 28 |
$600 |
$700 |
| Aug 29 - Sep 25 |
$700 |
$800 |
| Sep 26 - Oct 20 |
$800 |
$900 |
Walk-In Registrations:
Registration for the Fall Conference is currently closed. Some registrations will be accepted on a walk-in basis only, pending space available. Payment is required. Walk-in registrations will be at late registration prices plus a $100 walk-in registration fee.
Cancellation Policy:
After October 16, 2009 -- tuition is non-refundable
Continuing Education Credit
Each program provides 11.5 hours of continuing education credit.
American Academy of Family Physicians
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 11.5 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
American Academy of Professional Coders
This program has the prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) for 11.5 continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitues endorsement by the AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.
Satellite Event
In addition to the UCAOA’s Fall Conference, the following organization is hosting an event on Friday, October 23:
PrimaCare’s Urgent Care Center Tour, followed by a “Taste of Texas” Dinner.
6:45pm – Transportation will be provided in front of the Hyatt Regency DFW hotel.
To register, contact Jackie Criner at crinerj@primacare.com.
**Please note that this event is not an official part of UCAOA’s Fall Conference.
