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BILLING, COLLECTING, AND CREDENTIALING FOR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH—in Austin!
Only Texas-Focused CEU Classes in Behavioral Health
Third Party Billing in the State
The GREATER HOUSTON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AFFORDABLE CARE ACT INITIATIVE (BHACA) is an educational and technical support project that has provided trainings to over 1,000 behavioral health provider staff in the Houston area. The most requested classes are those focused on behavioral health third-party billing. Now BHACA is taking this unique training to other parts of Texas in a one-day workshop format.
Instructors & Content Experts: Elizabeth Reed, LMSW, Project Manager, Network of Behavioral Health Providers, Greater Houston Behavioral Health Affordable Care Act (BHACA) Initiative. Mandie Eichenlaub, JD, Director, Managed Care, MHMRA of Harris County. Gretchen Bieber, MHA, Manager of Provider Partnerships, Beacon Health Options.
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 8:30am to 4:45pm.
Location: LifeWorks, Inc. (East Austin Resource Center, 835 N Pleasant Valley Rd, Austin, TX 78702).
CEU Credit: 6.5 CEU credits available for licensed social workers, LPCs, LMFTs, and LCDCs.
Tuition: $100 for the full day workshop (includes lunch).
Overview:
Intended Audience: Billing and credentialing professionals and behavioral health professionals and administrators. The workshop fosters networking and problem-solving across agencies.
Feedback from Students: “This class was very informative.” “Great class and instructors!” “The course provides a variety of helpful information and resources to benefit health care agencies, providers, and facilities.” “I really liked the interaction with other agencies.” “It was very important information on denials and other insurance. Also different companies that have the same problems [we] have.” “Useful information re. denials & processing claims.”
- Behavioral health CPT codes and HCPCS modifiers.
- Case examples of correct codes to ensure clean claims.
- Health reform’s influence on behavioral health billing.
- Transitioning from ICD-9 to ICD-10 and DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5.
- Billing workflow—eligibility and prior authorization best practices.
- Billing Medicare vs. Medicaid in Texas (covered services, facilities, and providers).
- Credentialing/recredentialing.
- Commonly experienced reasons for denied behavioral health claims.
- Appealing denied claims.
Intended Audience: Billing and credentialing professionals and behavioral health professionals and administrators. The workshop fosters networking and problem-solving across agencies.
Feedback from Students: “This class was very informative.” “Great class and instructors!” “The course provides a variety of helpful information and resources to benefit health care agencies, providers, and facilities.” “I really liked the interaction with other agencies.” “It was very important information on denials and other insurance. Also different companies that have the same problems [we] have.” “Useful information re. denials & processing claims.”
Click here to register: http://goo.gl/forms/lgUS06v5ww .
Please email Lauren Pursley ([email protected]) with any questions concerning enrollment.
