Friday-Saturday, February 25-26, 2005
Hotel at Old Town, Wichita, Kansas

Meeting Chairs
Gary Weiner, MD
Ken Frank, MD

Online Registration Form
Conference Schedule

CME for Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of  The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Education and the Kansas State Ophthalmological Society.  The KU Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Kansas Medical Center Office of Continuing Medical Education designates the Saturday educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 hours and the Friday program for 6.5 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physicians’ Recognition Award.  Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
 

OBJECTIVES—Upon completion of this conference, participants should be able to:
Friday:

• Utilize the appropriates codes for reimbursement of ophthalmic procedures.
• Recognize and avoid common mistakes in recordkeeping and third party billing for the ophthalmology office.

Saturday:

• Discuss the features of electronic medical records systems.
• Incorporate efficiency into the eye care clinical office without sacrificing patient care.
• Utilize consistent, strong recordkeeping and patient skills to prevent a medical malpractice situation.
• Implement a solid, legal HIPAA plan while avoiding common misinterpretations.
• Utilize guidelines to identify and hire good employees.

GENERAL INFORMATION
LODGING - A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hotel at Old Town, located at 830 East First, Wichita, KS  67202.   Please make your reservation directly with the hotel at 316-267-4800 or 877-2OLDTOWN.  When making your reservation, inform them you are eligible for the KSOS room block to receive the discounted rate of $97 for a queen studio plus tax.  Reservations must be received by the hotel on or before February  6, 2005.

REGISTRATION - Participants may pre-register by completing the registration form online or mailing a form and payment to KSOS at P.O. Box 4103, Topeka, KS  66604 on or before February 25, 2005.  To pay on arrival, fax registration to KSOS at 785-234-9718.  Registration on site will be available for an additional fee.

PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY  We accommodate persons with disabilities.  Please call 785-234-9719 or mark your registration form and a representative will contact you to discuss our needs.  To ensure accommodation, please register at least two weeks before the start of the conference.  The University of Kansas is committed to providing programs and activities to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, disability, and veteran status.  In addition, university policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, marital status and parental status.

CONTRIBUTIONS – Fees and contributions to the KSOS are not deductible as charitable contributions but may be deductible as professional or business expenses.