2024 Q4 Stacks- Practice Management Boost: Recharge Your ENT Business Practice

What you need to know to code and bill allergy services from testing to treatment and insights into the challenges of improper coding.

Speaker: Teresa Thompson, CPC

Join Teresa in this session where she will discuss what the limits and requirements are for allergy testing, allergy immunotherapy coding - there is more than one definition for CPT 95165, and Modifier 25.

Speaker: Teresa Thompson, CPC

Documentation, Modifier 25, USP 797 requirements.

Speaker: Teresa Thompson

This session will touch on pearls to support your E/M, while also sharing Teresa's insights on the change of time definition and Medical decision making - do you know the difference between the levels?

Speaker: Teresa Thompson

Your employees are your largest expense and should be your greatest asset – you can’t afford\nfor them not to be. Drawing on over two decades of practice experience, Cheyenne Brinson will share timely, practical, and specific techniques for hiring the right people in today’s job market. Understanding scope of practice, state regulations, and supervision rules before you hire your next allergy or audiology technician (or even nurse practitioner or physician assistant) will save you time and money. And speaking of money, compensation requirements of potential candidates have skyrocketed due to the economy and competitive job market. Learn about the latest compensation strategies for hiring and retaining quality staff.

Speaker: Cheyenne Brinson

Like Samuel L. Jackson and Jennifer Garner have famously been asking, “What’s in your wallet?”, ENT practice management consultant Cheyenne Brinson asks, “What’s in your A/R?” Your A/R can tell the story of denials, unworked claims, payor issues, and more. During this session, we\nexplore best practice revenue cycle processes, examine top ENT denials and problem areas from the field, learn which questions to ask, and how to successfully appeal. Whether you are in private practice or employed by a health system, physician understanding of the billing and collecting of the services performed improves the financial health of the practice or department. Are your coding and documenting habits helping or hindering the process? Terms and conditions apply, and you will receive a downloadable printout to bring back to your billing team.

Speaker: Cheyenne Brinson

Cheyenne Brinson moderates a panel discussion of savvy otolaryngologists who have implemented new technologies and processes into their respective practices. From new technologies for patient care that become new service lines, to technology that improves quality of life for physicians, innovative tools are flooding the marketplace. Which ones are right for you? Not always just about the price, panelists will share what prompted them to implement or look for change, their selection criteria for moving forward, lessons learned, and pearls for others facing similar challenges. Our panelists are sharing their implementation process to help you consider how you may want to consider new technology for your practice.

Speakers: Cheyenne Brinson; Mas Takashima, MD, FAAOA; Christie Demason, MD, FAAOA; Kenny Rodriguez, MD; Kevin Wilson, MD, FAAOA; Haidy Marzouk, MD, MBA, FAAOA

In the increasingly competitive space of otolaryngology and allergy, superior clinical outcomes alone are not enough to attract patients or to earn a 5-star review. Amp up your competitive advantage using proven techniques employed by service culture pioneers such as Disney and Ritz-Carlton. In this fast-paced course, you will learn functional ways to elevate the experience from the patient’s first contact, to their office encounters, and even with the billing office.

Speakers: Cheyenne Brinson and Amy Anderson

Otolaryngology is one of the hardest hit specialties due to COVID-19, with 28% reduction in Medicare spending, and for many practices much more. Practices pivoted by offering telehealth and creative immunotherapy solutions. The pandemic emphasized the need for efficiency and continued out of the box thinking. This session explores what worked, what didn’t work, and what is next on the horizon for efficiency. This session addresses common operational issues seen in otolaryngology practices and offers real-life practical solutions to improve office efficiency.

Speakers: Cheyenne Brinson and Amy Anderson

Creating an Efficient ENT Practice in 2022 Part Two- Otolaryngology is one of the hardest hit specialties due to COVID-19, with 28% reduction in Medicare spending, and for many practices much more. Practices pivoted by offering telehealth and creative immunotherapy solutions. The pandemic emphasized the need for efficiency and continued out of the box thinking. This session explores what worked, what didn't work, and what is next on the horizon for efficiency. This session addresses common operational issues seen in otolaryngology practices and offers real-life practical solutions to improve office efficiency.

Speakers: Cheyenne Brinson and Amy Anderson