Overview
Stay current, stay compliant, and stay ahead. This essential one-hour webinar will help audiologists navigate the latest changes in Medicare Part B policies and audiology coding practices. With 2023 bringing significant updates to how audiologists interact with Medicare, this session offers clarity, insight, and actionable steps that can help your practice thrive in a shifting healthcare landscape.
What You’ll Learn
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Medicare Part B Updates for Audiologists (2023 & Beyond):
Understand the most recent changes and what they mean for your billing and documentation practices.
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Simplifying the Complex:
We'll break down the updates into easy-to-understand language and show you exactly how to apply them in your day-to-day workflow.
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Coding Best Practices:
Explore the latest in procedural and diagnostic coding to ensure accurate claims submission, reduce denials, and optimize reimbursements.
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Niche Areas of Audiology:
Discover how to position your practice for growth by tapping into specialized services and understanding coding nuances in these areas.
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Future-Proofing Your Practice:
Learn strategies to align your operations with evolving regulations, payer expectations, and patient needs.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is ideal for:
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Clinical audiologists
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Private practice owners
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Billing and coding staff in audiology practices
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Practice managers and administrators
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Any audiologist looking to enhance their reimbursement knowledge and coding proficiency
Why Attend?
Medicare compliance isn’t optional—it’s critical. With increased scrutiny and shifting rules, now is the time to ensure your documentation, coding, and billing practices are not only compliant but also optimized for efficiency and profitability.
Whether you're new to Medicare billing or a seasoned professional needing an update, this webinar will give you the confidence and tools to implement the latest best practices immediately.
Presenter:
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Debbie Abel, Au.D.
Manager of Coding and Contracting Services
Learn more about the presenter:
Debbie Abel, Au.D. received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Kent State University and her AuD from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Dr. Abel spent 13 years in private practice in Alliance, OH after moving an existing practice from the Alliance Eye and Ear Clinic, where she was employed for 14 years, taking the ENT with her.
She is the manager of Coding and Contracting Services for Audigy. Formerly the Academy’s Senior Specialist, Practice Management, she was the Director of Reimbursement and Practice Compliance and served as an Academy Board member-at-large and as the chair of the Academy’s Coding and Reimbursement Committee and a member of the Academy’s Ethical Practice Board. She is the Past President of the Doctors of Audiology.
Dr. Abel has authored several chapters in Plural Publication texts including the first, second, third and fourth editions of Strategic Practice Management: A Patient Centered Approach/Business and Procedural Considerations and The Essential Guide to Coding in Otolaryngology: Coding, Billing and Practice Management. The audiology companion book, The Essential Guide to Coding in Audiology: Coding, Billing and Practice Management edited by Dr. Abel, was published in December 2017.
Dr. Abel was an adjunct assistant professor at A. T. Still. She was the Alliance Area’s 1994 Athena Award recipient, was awarded the first “Active Advocate of the Year” by the State Leaders’ Network of the American Academy of Audiology in 2006, in 2012, the American Academy of Audiology's President's Award and in 2017, ADA’s Joel Wernick Award.
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