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Keynote Speakers, Pre- and Post-Conference Programs Announced for

2011 HBMA Fall Annual Conference

Sessions to educate medical billing professionals on how to improve their business through prevalent market and economic challenges

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — August 16, 2011 — The Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA), a non-profit educational resource and advocacy group representing third-party medical billers and billing professionals, announced today the opening and closing keynote sessions for the association’s 2011 Annual Fall Conference. The conference, which is being held at the Bellagio Las Vegas from September 14-16, 2011, will also feature a series of four pre- and post-conference programs focused on compliance, technology and legislative insights.

The opening keynote address, “Why It’s the Best Time to Be in the Medical Billing Industry” by Dave Jakielo, CHBME is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. and will focus on the “winning recipe” for improving your company’s productivity, enhancing employee and client satisfaction, and growing profitability.

The two concurrent pre-conference sessions will kick-off the conference on Wednesday, September 14 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. In the first of these, Holly Louie, RN, CHBME, PSC and Karen Collier, Esquire will present a “Hot Topics in Compliance” session directed to experienced compliance professionals, which will explore real-life compliance scenarios from billing companies across the nation. The second pre-conference session, titled “Technology Strategies for Medical Billing Enterprises,” will be presented by Randolph Johnston and will instruct attendees on the variety of complex decisions to be made in a medical billing enterprise.

“Each year, HBMA designs its conferences and educational lineup to ensure the content and experience is as compelling as possible, allowing attendees to walk away with actionable knowledge and tactics that they can immediately apply within their organizations to improve medical billing and management processes,” says HBMA Executive Director Brad Lund. “This year’s keynote addresses and pre- and post-conference sessions will focus on the strategies for billing companies to overcome healthcare billing challenges and thrive in a time of unprecedented industry change.”

The closing keynote address, “How Do I Get Everything I Have to Do…Done!” by Eddie Williams, will teach attendees how to streamline all of the business organizational “tools” available to do their job faster, more effectively and under budget. This session will be held Friday, September 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Following the closing session on Friday will be two post-conference workshops: Denise Terry’s “Fundamentals of Finance & Accounting for Non-Financial Managers” session from 1 to 5 p.m. and Ron Sterling’s “EHRs and Hospital-based Billing” session from 1 to 3 p.m.

The HBMA Annual Conference is also filled with an array of 10 general and concurrent educational sessions focused on today’s issues in the billing management industry, the Exhibitor Showcase featuring more than 60 vendors offering products and services for the billing industry, as well as a variety of special events taking place throughout the conference, including:

• The Silent Auction Annual Fundraiser

• First-time Attendees and New Member Luncheon

• Grand Opening Reception and Gaming Instruction

• HBMA Annual Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon

• Exhibitor-hosted Wine and Cheese Reception

• Government Relations Open Committee Meeting

• HBMA 2011 Cash Drawing

HBMA educational conferences are open to anyone interested in learning more about the healthcare revenue cycle process. Conference sessions have been specifically designed to confront the challenges facing third-party billers, as well as addressing the unique needs of healthcare providers who manage their own billing. To learn more or register for the HBMA 2011 Annual Conference, visit the event page at .

About HBMA

A non-profit, member-led trade association, the Healthcare Billing & Management Association (HBMA) represents more than 30,000 employees at well over 700 third-party medical billing firms. Annually, HBMA companies submit more than 350 million initial claims on behalf of hospital-based physicians, office-based physicians and other allied healthcare providers. Founded in 1993, HBMA and its members foster personal development, advocate on the behalf of the profession, and promote cooperation through a wide range of business resources, educational events, networking opportunities, certification programs and adherence to the Medical Biller’s Code of Ethics. As the only trade association representing the interests of medical billers in Washington D.C., HBMA works with legislative stakeholders and federal agencies to improve the business of medical billing and the practice of healthcare. Learn more about how HBMA is elevating the medical billing profession at .

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Press contact information:

Dave Anderson, Dodge Communications, (770) 576-2547

danderson@

Brad Lund, Executive Director, HBMA, (877) 640-4262

brad@

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