7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Strategies for Managing TDI Patients Under SB 2476
Keir Vernon (Moderator)

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Brian Werfel – Medicare Update
Brian Werfel
A review of Medicare’s latest updates, including a possible extension of Medicare EMS payment updates, risk management strategies, the audit environment, cost data collection and more.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Public Policy Affects Every Aspect of Your Operation – Lunch
Butch Oberhoff (Acadian Ambulance), Dudley Wait (Fort Bend County EMS) & Tina Wells (Global Medical Response)

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Brian Werfel – Moving Beyond the Fee-For-Service World
Brian Werfel
A look at changes in the payer landscape, including debates surrounding financing models that mirror public safety organizations and a look at whether hospitals, not insurance plans, should be viewed as the actual payer.

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

HIPAA/Privacy Updates & Changes in 2024
Steve Wirth
Presented by EMERGICON

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

What’s on Asbel’s Mind?
Asbel Montes (Solutions Group)
This Leadership Track presentation, which will cover billing/coding issues, is available to coding course attendees who remain on Wednesday.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Current Trends in Cybersecurity
Steve Lupo (Special Agent, FBI)