| Please join us for a two-day, in-person training event, focusing on the principles of compliance, coding, billing, managed care/revenue cycle, pricing, differentiation, and the ethical/legal considerations in an audiology practice. The course is geared to audiology practices, otolaryngology practices which house an audiology department, hospital audiology departments or hearing aid dispensing practices which employ audiologists and their audiology, hearing aid dispensing, billing and office staffs. This course offers up to 16 hours of audiology continuing education.
The event will be held on Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, 2026 at the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago O'Hare, 2930 S. River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018. Parking is free for the event and there is a free shuttle from O'Hare International Airport to the hotel. The sleeping room rate is $124 per night, double occupancy plus tax. Room rates are available until September 22, 2026. Rooms can be booked at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/ordchgi-91z-486ef37a-dd86-48ae-bfe7-78f7bf77ed15/
Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided each day as part of the registration fee.
Each event registration includes a printed slide booklet, a digital copy of the slides and access to Kim Cavitt for no charge, one on one questions, guidance, coaching and support until May 1, 2027.
Discounts are available for Academy of Doctors of Audiology members ($100 off with code ADA26) and Illinois Academy of Audiology members ($50 off with code ILAA26). Please note that the discount ONLY applies to the member themselves, not their staff (unless they have an Academy of Doctors of Audiology Practice Membership).
Day #1 Tentative Agenda: Morning: Compliance and Ethical/Legal (HIPAA, Anti-Kickback, False Claims, Stark Laws, No Surprises Act, FDA Regulations, Licensure, and Documentation) - This includes two hours of ethics credits. Afternoon: Fundamentals of Coding (CPT, Including 12 new hearing aid service codes, telehealth, and Evaluation and Management), ICD10, HCPCS, Modifiers, Place of Service Codes.
Day #2 Tentative Agenda: Morning: Terminology, Managing Managed Care/Revenue Cycle, presented by insurance type (Managed Care Enrollment, Contracting and Credentialing, and Billing and Revenue Cycle Processes and Procedures and Verification) Afternoon: Insurance Verification, Private Insurance Billing Fundamentals, and Third-party Administrators/Networks Tips Registration Information:
- If you are seeking association CEUs, you must include your membership number in your registration. CEUs cannot be processed without your member number.
- Audiology Resources and the Hilton Garden Inn will do their best to accommodate dietary restrictions. Please let us know in advance if your dietary restrictions involve sensitivity to cross contamination. All dietary restrictions and accommodation needs must be provided before October 9, 2026.
- Registrants will not be able to record the event. The video and electronic slides are the property of Audiology Resources, Inc. and cannot be used, printed, recorded or disseminated without the written consent of Audiology Resources, Inc. Registrants can purchase, for an additional fee, recorded access to the event.
- While Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and Illinois Academy of Audiology (ILAA) discounts can be applied to registration, the discounts are ONLY available to the ACTUAL dues paying ADA or ILAA member and NOT their non-member audiologists or staff. Membership status will be confirmed upon the use of the discount codes and all current non-members will have their registration pended and, ultimately, cancelled and monies refunded, if additional payment is not received or membership is not renewed or confirmed. Please note that ADA members have access to Practice Memberships, that offer all providers and staff in their office access to ADA membership. You can learn more at https://www.audiologist.org/about-us/membership/benefits-of-membership.
- Boot camp registrations are non-refundable after September 30, 2026 (as food, beverage, and booklets are ordered by this time). There is a $25 processing fee for all cancellations.
Audiology Resources, Inc. is approved (pending) by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.4 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity is based on course content only and does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedure, or adherence of the event to the Academy's Code of Ethics. Any views that are presented are those of the presenter/CE Provider and not necessarily of the American Academy of Audiology. |
