Amanda Waesch, Esq., is a healthcare Attorney at Brennan, Manna & Diamond. Her practice focuses on healthcare, employment law and healthcare litigation across the country. She advises healthcare providers including practices and hospitals on reviewing and litigating employment agreements; non-compete agreements and severance agreements. Her work has benefited physicians and administrators in drafting and reviewing employer handbooks, as well as management and training issues.
Stop Avoidable Balanced Billing Errors Due to Recent Law Changes
Important: Updates to Balanced Billing Laws Demand Your Immediate Attention
Balanced billing rules have changed. Even simple compliance mistakes can lead to staggering violation penalties and jail time. Yes, you read that accurately.
Imagine trying to do everything right and still getting into trouble – here are just a few real-life horror stories:
- A California physician got five days in jail and had to pay a $562K fine,
- Another practice was required to repay $4.3M after being sued by payer, and
- A pulmonology practice had to return $2.5M in collected funds and was hit with a $10K fine.
But there is help available! Attorney Amanda Waesch, Esq. is here to walk you through the maze of balanced billing compliance.
In this invaluable 60-minute balanced billing compliance training, Amanda will teach you how to:
- Train staff how to prevent common No Surprises Act errors.
- Legally write off balances when billing out of network.
- Prevent OIG fraud charges from routine waivers and write-offs.
- Differentiate between professional courtesy and insurance-only policies.
- Avert an OIG audit driven by your current Good Faith Estimates.
- Sidestep mistakes that violate Stark and Kickback statutes.
- Determine when to write off co-pays or deductibles.
Who should attend? Practice Administrators, Physicians, CEOs, CFOs, Billing/Coding Managers, Billers, and Coders in medical practices, outpatient clinics, hospitals and ASCs.
Balanced billing laws and regulations are becoming increasingly complex. Many states now require you to seek out-of-network payment from health plans, not your patients. To make matters worse, CMS and private payer auditors are actively watching and waiting for you to slip up.
Don’t wait, Sign up today!