AUSTIN, TX — University of North Texas’ Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment Program (UNTWISE) will sponsor an educational seminar for medical office staff, including office managers and billing staff, entitled Basic Workers’ Compensation for Medical Office Staff on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. This seminar was rescheduled from May 13.

The seminar is presented by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. The seminar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eastfield College, Science Building, Rooms S100 and S101, 3737 Motley Drive in Mesquite. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $99 per person. 

The educational seminar will provide medical office staff practical information about rules and processes affecting health care delivery to injured employees, enabling them to effectively participate in the Texas workers’ compensation system. The educational seminar will provide information on the following topics:

case management and Return to Work;
treatment guidelines;
preauthorization;
billing and reimbursement;
medical documentation;
dispute resolution;
Maximum Medical Improvement and Impairment Rating; and
other issues effecting workers’ compensation claims. 

Register online at https://wise.unt.edu/Design/registration/workcomp/registration.htm. For more information, contact Crystal Hummel of UNTWISE by e-mailing Crystal.Hummel@unt.edu.