Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the AmericanAcademy of Professional Coders

SixteenthAnnual Billing and Coding Symposium

Approved for8CEUs by AAPC

Friday, October 16, 2015

EmbassySuitesPhiladelphiaAirport

9000 BartramAvenue

Philadelphia, PA19153

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Registration Fee: $130.00

Fee Includes:

Conference, Continental Breakfast Buffet Lunch *Sorry special dietary requests cannot be accommodated*

Payment must be received by October 5, 2015

**** Attendance is limited – once we reach our conference capacity registration will close****

Payment Methods: Check or money order only. Sorry at this time we are unable to accept any credit cards.

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Greater Philadelphia Chapter

c/o Michelle Dixon

533 Stewart Road

Hatboro, PA 19040

Inquiries:Rita Genovese @ 215-203-6439 or

Michelle Dixon @

  • Please send one registration form per attendee but can be mailed together
  • No refunds will be given afterOctober 9, 2015. No Exceptions.
  • There will be NO on-site registration
  • Greater Philadelphia reserves the right to change speakers or topics due to unforeseen circumstances.

The Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the AmericanAcademy of Professional Coders

cordially invites you to attend

The Sixteenth Annual Billing and Coding Symposium

Friday, October 16, 2015

Embassy Suites Philadelphia Airport

7:30 am - 4:45pm

Registration/ opening comments 7:30-7:45am

Rhonda Buckholtz8:00-9:15am

CPC, CPMA, CPC-I, CENTC, CGSC, COBGC, CPEDC

Vice President of ICD-10 Training and Education at AAPC

“ICD-10 How to stay complaint”

Dennis R. Delisle,Sc.D, FACHE9:15-10:30am

Executive Project Director
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

“Executing Lean Improvements”

Amy McCreight, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CHCC, CHCO, CHAP10:30-11:45am

Director of Health Plans and Provider Sales

AAPC

“PATH Guidelines”

Yvonne Dailey, CPC, CPC‐I, CPB11:45-12:45pm

Owner/Instructor

Dailey Billing Services
“Analyzing Denials”

LUNCH – Coding Trivia Questionnaire (30 minutes)

Joseph Newsome2:00-3:15pm

CPC, CPC-H, CPCO, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, CEMC

President/Senior Instructor

Medical Coding & Healthcare Compliance-MCHC
“Effectively Communicating with Providers”

Caren Swartz, CPC, COC, CPC-I, CPMA, CPB3:15-4:30pm

Senior Consultant/Auditor

Practice Integrity, LLC
“Vascular Surgery”

Q&A Session and Closing Comments - Chapter Officers4:30-4:45pm

GreaterPhiladelphia AAPC LocalChapter

16th Annual Billing and Coding Symposium

Driving Directions:

  • Traveling from the North, follow I-95 South towards the Philadelphia International Airport and use exit #12B, Cargo City. At the stop light, turn right. The hotel will be on your right hand side.
  • Traveling from the South, follow I-95 North towards the PhiladelphiaInternationalAirport and use exit #10, CargoCity. Proceed forward and at the first light, turn left onto BartramAvenue. Travel one mile and the hotel will be on your right hand side.
  • Traveling on 476 South or 76 East, following route to I-95 and then see directions above

Septa Regional Rails:Embassy Suites Philadelphia - Airport

  • Take any Regional Rail Line to any center city station then transfer to the R1. Get off at any terminal at the PhiladelphiaAirport and then call hotel at 215-365-4500. They will send a shuttle to pick you up at the terminal. Please provide the operator with your name, cell number and exact terminal location.
  • Attached is the current schedule for the R1- please check Septa’s website the day before the event to verify no changes to the schedule.