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White House Tour for 2006 AAA Stars of Life

Stars of Life Sponsors

AAA News Clipping Service

AAA Compliance Audio Conference

Pictures From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Needed

ASM 2006 Summer Session

White House Tour for
2006 AAA Stars of Life

Patton Boggs, the advocacy firm for the AAA, was able to secure a White House Tour for this year’s Stars of Life.  The tour is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, at 11:00 a.m.  Buses will transport the Stars of Life to the White House from the Reflecting Pool in front of the U.S. Capitol where the group and individual photos will be taken and then back to the U.S. Capitol or to the Omni Shoreham Hotel.  The tour of the White House should last approximately 45 minutes.  Please therefore do not schedule any congressional appointments for your Star(s) of Life until after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9.  Please send the details of the congressional appointments for your Star(s) of Life to Stacy Bromley, AAA Manager of Member Services and Public Affairs.  Stacy can be reached at sbromley@the-aaa.org or 1-800-523-4447

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AMERICAN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
presents

 Compliance - Audio Conference

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 f  11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (E.T.)

 PRESENTER:
Michael Scarano, Foley & Lardner LLP

Learn the essentials of operating an effective compliance program. This audio conference will cover  primary coding and billing risk areas, how to avoid kickbacks in contracts with health facilities and public agencies (based on recent OIG advisory opinions), the basics of performing internal audits and internal investigations, how to proceed after identifying significant errors (such as patterns of erroneous coding), handling overpayments, disclosures other hot compliance topics.

To sign up for this audio conference and others please click on the attached brochure.

Pictures From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Needed

As we are looking forward to the Stars of Life Event in Washington, DC, we remember the work that members did to assist in affected areas in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The AAA would like you to send pictures or videos of your crews in action that we may with use at the Stars of Life Banquet.

We need all photos by COB Monday, April 24, 2006. Please send any images you may have to: edavis@the-aaa.org

ASM 2006 SOLD OUT!

Now accepting enrollment for a special 2006 summer session of the Ambulance Service Manager (ASM) Program.  Reserve your place today!

2006 Ambulance Service Manager (ASM)
The ASM Program is sponsored by the American Ambulance Association (AAA) and is for aspiring, new, and experienced managers who wish to develop their leadership competencies and sharpen essential management skills.  The program provides a broad foundational curriculum matching cutting edge management theory with real-life practical applications.

The ASM Program is a certification course designed to immerse participants in an engaging learning cohort.  A small group of 40 participants moves together through two weeks of face-to-face instruction and experiential learning led by industry leading faculty bridged by several weeks of online discussion and group project work.

ASM Graduates will:

• Develop 41 competencies essential to contemporary leaders managing sustainable EMS Organizations.
• Build problem solving skills through real life case studies, group work, and an industry specific team research project.
• Appreciate principles of system design, operational efficiency, and performance management.
• Demystify the complexities of finance, budgeting, and the ever evolving reimbursement landscape.
• Learn cutting edge practices and theories including appreciative inquiry, emotional intelligence, and other human relations innovations.
• Engage industry leaders as they present current trends in EMS including system design, technology, best practices, and what the future holds.

Dates for the 2006 program are:

• Online begins June 21, 2006
• Onsite week 1: July 20-25, 2006
• Onsite week 2: September 7-12, 2006

Questions?  Call Sharon Conroy at (816) 431-2600.

Go to http://www.fitchassoc.com/Services/conferences.htm to download the brochure and registration materials. http://www.fitchassoc.com/

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