2009 AHIA Annual Conference

Online registration is closed, however you may still register onsite.

Program Overview

       
       
       


Important Deadlines:
July 31: Early Bird Registration Deadline
August 8: Hotel Reservation Deadline
August 21: Online Registration Closes


Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing by August 17, 2009 will be issued a refund less a $50 cancellation fee. NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS AFTER August 17, 2009. AHIA reserves the right to cancel any event due to insufficient registration or any unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event of cancellation, AHIA is not responsible for any costs, damages, or other expenses of any kind, including, without limitation, transportation and/or hotel costs incurred by registrant. Speakers subject to change without notice.

Click here to view the Continuing Professional Education policy.

Details

August 30, 2009through September 2, 2009
San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CAUSA

Hotel Information

San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
333 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA92101

Phone: (619) 234-1500

Hotel Information

Conference Packages

Pass Name Description
Main Registration The AHIA registration cost includes online access only to training materials, presentations, breakfasts, lunches, and breaks both days.

Full Meeting
Before
July 31, 2009
After
July 31, 2009
Member
$895
$1145
Non-Member
$1045
$1245


AAMAS Member Registration The AAMAS member registration cost includes online access only to training materials, presentations, breakfasts, lunches, and breaks both days.

Full Meeting
Before
July 31, 2009
After
July 31, 2009
Member
$895
$1145
Non-Member
$1045
$1245


Group Discount 2 to 4 The AHIA discounted registration cost includes online access only to training materials, presentations, breakfasts, lunches, and breaks on both days.

Full Meeting
Before
July 31, 2009
After
July 31, 2009
Member: 2-4 Discount Rate
$845
$1095
Non-Member: 2-4 Discount Rate
$995
$1195

If you have 2 - 4 people from the same organization you may all receive an additional discount. Select the option on the drop down list. Then add the additional registrants as guests after you enter your mailing information.


Group Discount 5 or more registrants The AHIA discounted registration cost includes online access only to training materials, presentations, breakfasts, lunches, and breaks on both days.

Full Meeting
Before
July 31, 2009
After
July 31, 2009
Member: 5+ Discount Rate
$795
$1045
Non-Member: 5+ Discount Rate
$945
$1145

To receive the discount for five or more registrants, select the drop down option. Then add the additional registrants as guests after you enter your mailing information.


Pre-Conference Workshops ONLY (Fees on next page) Please use this option if you are ONLY attending a pre-conference seminar.

All passes are based on approved policies and will be reviewed against current policy AHIA staff before processing.



Events

Events for Sunday, August 30, 2009 Date Time
Seminar 1: Healthcare 101 - What Every Auditor New to Healthcare Should Know Aug 30, 2009 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Introductory
CPE: 9

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Andrea Clark RHIA, CCS, CPC-H
Melissa Fincham CPC, CPC-H
Seminar 2: ACL Tips and Tricks: Best Practices for Getting More Out of ACL Aug 30, 2009 8:00 AM to 4:40 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE 8

Breakfast and lunch are included.

Michael Keiffer CPA, CIA, CISA, ACDA, CTA
Seminar 3: Preparing to Prepare for the Certified Internal Auditor's Exam Aug 30, 2009 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 9

Breakfast and lunch are included.

James Winnenger
Seminar 4: Fraud 101 - Creating Awareness and Antifraud Programs Aug 30, 2009 9:00 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Balancing Compliance with Best Practices
Level: All
CPE: 3

Breakfast is included.

Larry Rosipajla CPA, CFE
Events for Monday, August 31, 2009 Date Time
Monday Continental Breakfast Aug 31, 2009 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
 
Keynote Presentation: From Fighting the Storm to Dancing in the Rain Aug 31, 2009 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 1

Ed Robinson CPA, CSP
Track A1: Effective Communication and Interaction with Your Audit Committee Aug 31, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Glen Mueller CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM
Gary Flaming
Michael Fabrizius
Track B1: Develop Physician Scorecards to Audit/Monitor Physician Compliance Aug 31, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Andrei Costantino MHA, CHC, CPC-H, CPC
Track C1: System Implementation Audits: Not Just for IT Auditors Anymore Aug 31, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Susan Smoger
Track D1: Corporate Internal Investigations Aug 31, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Larry Rosipajla CPA, CFE
Track E1: Revenue Integrity for Emergency Services Aug 31, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Andrea Clark RHIA, CCS, CPC-H
Melissa Fincham CPC, CPC-H
Track F1: Emerging Issues in Healthcare Fraud & Internal Audit Considerations Aug 31, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Rebecca Busch RN, MBA, CCM, CFE, FHFMA
Monday Lunch Aug 31, 2009 11:40 AM to 1:00 PM
 
Track A2: 2009 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE 2

Robert Hirth
Track B2: Oncology Revenue Cycle Integrity Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Andrea Clark RHIA, CCS, CPC-H
Track C2: The Secret Life of Application Controls Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Steve Hunt CIA, CISA, CGEIT, CBM
Track D2: A Whistleblower's Journey Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

John Schilling
Track E2: Charge Capture Auditing - How to Uncover Revenue Leakage Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Bridget Johnson CIA, CCSA
Joanne Ouellet CIA, CPA
Track F2: Medical Identity Theft and Considerations for Internal Audit Aug 31, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Rebecca Busch RN, MBA, CCM, CFE, FHFMA
Track A3: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) - Internal Audit and the ERM Process Aug 31, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Glen Mueller CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM
Track B3: Heal Me: Steps to Documentation and Coding Compliance in Wound Care Aug 31, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Melissa Fincham CPC, CPC-H
Track C3: Overview of Control Frameworks: CobiT, COSO, ITIL, ISO, and More Aug 31, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Jennifer Alfafara
Track D3: Auditing for Stark Compliance - Physician Relationships Aug 31, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Catherine Wakefield CPA, CIA, CHC, FHFMA
Scott Petersen MSM, CHC
Track E3: OPPS 2009 Challenges Moving to Proposed 2010 Rules Aug 31, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Andrea Clark RHIA, CCS, CPC-H
Track F3: Essentials of Construction Auditing Aug 31, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Identifying Overstated Costs and Hidden Profit

Level: All
CPE: 2

Marshall Goldberg
Welcome Reception Aug 31, 2009 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
 
Events for Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Date Time
Fun Walk/Run (Social Event) Sep 1, 2009 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM
 
Tuesday Continental Breakfast Sep 1, 2009 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
 
Keynote Presentation: Selling Your Ideas, Your Vision, Even Yourself Painlessly! Sep 1, 2009 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 1

Barry Maher
Track A4: Managing Conflicts-of-Interests in Research, Education & Healthcare Sep 1, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Stuart Horowitz
Track B4: Are you ready for the RACs and the MACs? Sep 1, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Do your Inpatient and E&M/Outpatient Claims Capture the Same Severity-of-Illness

Level: All
CPE: 2

Betty Bibbins MD, CHC, C-CDI, CPEHR, CPHIT
Track C4: Strategies for Performing High-Value Information Technology Audits Sep 1, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Matt Jackson
Susan Haseley
Track D4: How to Conduct Fraud and Internal Audit Enterprise Risk Assessments Sep 1, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Danette Eibl
Bruce Kincaid MBA CIA CISA
Track E4: Profit Recovery: How Audit can Return Money to Your Bottom Line Sep 1, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Peter Millar
Thomas Boyle
Track F4: What You Should Know for Auditing Capital Projects Sep 1, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Robert Bright
Tuesday Lunch Sep 1, 2009 11:40 AM to 1:00 PM
 
Track A5: Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Human Capital Sep 1, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Patricia Dougherty RN, SPHR
Track B5: Compliance Scorecard with Focus on Internal and Compliance Audit Sep 1, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Lynda Hilliard MBA, RN, CHC, CCEP
Track C5: Electronic Health Records and the Internal Auditor: A Primer Sep 1, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Introductory
CPE: 2

Reed Gelzer MD, MPH, CHCC
Track D5: HHS, OIG Audits: Purpose, Process, Ways to Utilize Their Approach Sep 1, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Lori Ahlstrand
Craig Briggs
Track E5: Better, Faster, More Cost-Effective Healthcare Audits Sep 1, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Leveraging the Power of Data for Revenue Recovery

Level: All
CPE: 2

Peter Millar
Ted Walter
Track F5: Development of a Comprehensive Research Compliance Program Sep 1, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Monitoring Adverse Events from Human Subject Research

Level: All
CPE: 2

Joan Caron PhD, CHC
Track A6: Strategies for Performing High Value Revenue Cycle Audits Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Richard Williams
Don Billingsley
Track B6: Rehab Compliance Risks and Auditing Techniques Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Introductory
CPE: 2

Christine Bachrach
Track C6: Auditing IT Security Controls for the Non-Technical Auditor Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Introductory
CPE: 2

Michael McMillan
Track D6: Employee Free Choice Act: New Labor Organizing Rules and Regulations Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Patricia Dougherty RN, SPHR
Track E6: How "SOX-Like" Compliance Can Benefit the Healthcare Industry Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Level: Introductory
CPE: 2

Mark Zajac
Doug Farmer
Track F6: De-Stress for Success: Managing Stress to Promote Work/Life Balance Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM to 5:00 PM
 

Restore the Joy of Living

Level: All
CPE: 2

Barry Maher
AHIA Annual Business Meeting Sep 1, 2009 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
 
Dinner with Someone New (Social Event 1) Sep 1, 2009 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM
 
Dinner with Someone New (Social Event 2) Sep 1, 2009 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
 
Events for Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Date Time
Wednesday Breakfast Sep 2, 2009 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
 
Value at the Center - State of Our Industry, 2008-2009 Sep 2, 2009 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 1

Fred Bayon
Track A7: COSO Guidance on Monitoring Internal Control Systems Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Stephanie Roberts
Katie Mazur
Track B7: The Dark Side of EMR Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Schawn Pedersen
Track C7: Practical Guidance for Auditing IT General Controls Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Chase Whitaker CPA, CIA
Track D7: A HIPAA Security Incident and Investigation: It Can Happen to You Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Robert Michalski
Sandra Sessoms
Track E7: Revenue Cycle Enterprise Applications Controls Auditing Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Richard Gould
Alex Robison
Track F7: Ten Value Added Audits - Bringing in Money Sep 2, 2009 9:50 AM to 11:40 AM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Catherine Wakefield CPA, CIA, CHC, FHFMA
Nate Morgan
Wednesday Lunch Sep 2, 2009 11:40 AM to 1:00 PM
 
Track A8: Your Critical Role in Driving Strategic Value in Today's Environment Sep 2, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

How a Transformed Internal Audit Function Can Enhance Effective Management of Enterprise Risks, Increase Access to Affordable Capital and Improve Bottom-Line Results

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Paul Baran
Mark Erath
Track B8: Auditing APCs for Hospital Compliance Sep 2, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Gloryanne Bryant
Track C8: Electronic Health Records & the Internal Auditor: Ready to be a hero? Sep 2, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Reed Gelzer MD, MPH, CHCC
Track D8: Tax Issues Facing Non-Profit Health Care Organizations Sep 2, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

How to Recognize and Reduce Your IRS Exposure and Risk

Level: All
CPE: 2

Anne McGeorge
Track E8: Gateways to Fraud Sep 2, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Auditing Your Policies on Gifts, Travel, Entertainment, and Conflicts of Interests

Level: Professional
CPE: 2

Jose Tabuena
Track F8: Compliance Tool Kit for the Healthcare Internal Auditor Sep 2, 2009 1:00 PM to 2:50 PM
 

Level: All
CPE: 2

Gene DeLaddy

Exhibitors

Company Name Booth Reference
ACL Services Ltd 02
American Association of Medical Audit Specialists 04
Canaudit, Inc. 15
CCH TeamMate, A Wolters Kluwer Business 13
Contract Management Strategies 10
CynergisTek, Inc. 08
FormFast 01
Grant Thornton LLP 12
Health Revenue Assurance Associates, Inc. 17
Talson Solutions LLC 11
Thomson Reuters 03
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 14

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