January 20, 2007— 10:00am-2:30pm—General Meeting with Training Session: Open Question and Answer Round-Table discussion with Brenda Keene and Shahnaz Ali.  Approved for 3 AMBA CEUs.

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February 17, 2007— Meeting cancelled.

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March 17, 2007— 10:00am-2:30pm—General Meeting with Training Session:  Fraud and Audits with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Special Investigations Unit.  Approved for 3 AMBA CEUs.

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April 21, 2007—10:00am-2:30pm—General Meeting with Training Session:

National Provider Identifier (NPI) / New CMS-1500 Claim Form with Shahnaz Ali.

Approved for 3 AMBA CEUs.

 

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May 12, 2007—10:00am-2:30pm—General Meeting with Training Session:

Round-Table Discussion on Billing Agency Policies and Procedures Manual.

 

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June 16, 2007—10:00am-2:30pm—General Meeting with Training Session:

Round-Table Discussion on Billing Service Contracts.

 

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July 21, 2007—10:00am-2:30pm—General Meeting with Training Session:

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MFSDB), CCI Edits, Mutually Exclusive Edits with J. David Bozarth of WPS Medicare.

 

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August 18, 2007— Cancelled

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Date:       Saturday, September 29th, 2007
 

Time:      11am Central
Place:     http://www.ambanet.net/chat.htm
(Just put first and last name and then log in)

Speaker:  Governing Board Leading Discussion

 

Agenda:

• Introduction to intern officers

• Nominations for 2008 officers

• Chapter meeting locations (possible different locations to make more convenient)

• Upcoming meeting schedule

• Scholarship money usage (suppose to be awarded $100 in July and $100 in January)

• Conference Talk

• Adjournment
   

No training session this meeting.

Please come on time, chat will start promptly at 11am!

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 October 20th, 2007—

Time:  11am-1pm

 

Topic:  General Meeting/ Officer Nomination announcement and talking about future chapter events and meeting topics

 

Location:

Christian Hills Church

9001 W 159^th St

Orland Hills, IL

 

 

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November 17, 2007—

 

Time:  11am-1pm

 

 

 

Topic:  General Meeting/ Training session on "Bookkeeping to prepare for Taxes" with Speaker Dave Kandel in round table format.

 

Location:

 

Christian Hills Church

The Church on the hill

9001 W 159^th St

Orland Hills, IL

 

Enter in the rear by the children's playground, follow the IL-AMBA signs to the 2nd floor music room.  Bring your own lunch!!!

 

REGISTER ONLINE TO ATTEND

 

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December 15, 2007—  

Time:  11am-1pm

 

Topic:  Short meeting/ Annual Christmas Party

 

This is going to be a "pot luck" type party and everyone can bring goodies to eat.  Nothing will be taken out of the chapter funds.  Email the officers for more details on types of foods to bring.

 

Location:

 

Christian Hills Church

The Church on the hill

9001 W 159^th St

Orland Hills, IL

 

Enter in the rear by the children's playground, follow the IL-AMBA signs to the 2nd floor music room. 

 

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Call for more information:  Alan Ginder at (224) 489-3466