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AOPA and Chase: If You’re Paying More Than 1.9%, You’re Paying Too Much

AOPA members should check their current credit card processing rate to determine whether it makes sense to switch to the AOPA Chase Paymentech program with processing fees as low as 1.9%. Savings can amount to “found” dollars for the bottom line.  As an example, if your current rate is 2.5% or more and you process $500,000 annually in credit card payments—the .6% savings can mean another $3,000 to the bottom line. That’s like a patient care facility getting a 200% return on their annual dues investment in AOPA. Or it’s the same as getting two years of AOPA membership free!

Check your rate and if you’re paying too much, call AOPA’s dedicated payments expert, Eric Mock, at (214) 849-3603. Be sure and mention your AOPA membership.

Questions? Contact Michael Chapman (571) 431-0843 or mchapman@AOPAnet.org.

Need Help? Find It Here.   Reach more prospective emplyees with the only interactive, O&P-specific online employment network: the O&P Job Board.   AOPA members pay only $75 to post a job. Contact Corrinn Mullins at (571) 431-0860 or cmullins@AOPAnet.org.

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The “Guidelines on Billing Different Venues & Should I Participate with Medicare?” audio seminar is now available for purchase on CD from the AOPA Bookstore. This seminar covers the complex rules of who to bill for services in various venues, from inpatient hospitals and SNFs to home health and hospice care.  It covers not only the Two Day Rule, but also the differences in billing between orthotic and prosthetic care. In addition, this seminar discusses the pros and cons of Medicare participation and what it can mean to your facility’s bottom line.

 

The cost is $99 for AOPA members and $199 for non-members. CDs may be purchased on the AOPA Web site; please visit the AOPA bookstore to order.

 

Each informative audio seminar is worth 1.5 continuing education credits.  Past topics, also available on CD, include:  “Medicare Changes for 2007:  New Codes, New Fees, New Medical Policies;” “Why Was My Claim Denied?  Hints on Minimizing Claims Denials;” “The New CMS-1500 Form:  Get It Right the First Time;” and “Hints on Billing for Diabetic and Orthopedic Shoes.”

 

The schedule and list of topics for 2008 will be posted to the AOPA Web site as soon as it’s announced.

Questions? Contact Erin Kennedy at call (571) 431-0834 or ekennedy@AOPAnet.org.

The final Medicare audio seminar of 2007 will be held on Dec. 20. The topic is “New Codes for 2008 & Preparing for 2008: A Competitive Bidding Update.” Cost is $99 for members and $199 for non-members per phone line.  There is no limit on the number of participants who may listen to the call. 

 

Think Chicago, think O&P, think election year, think new technology, think change, challenges, opportunities all make for theme material.  We look forward to seeing you Sept. 10-13 in Chicago. The 2008 National Assembly planning committee is already working on next year’s education program. The planning committee, chaired by Russ Hornfisher, is seeking a compelling theme that will shape clinical and business programming, attract attendance, and increase the value to you and the rest of the O&P field.

 

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