Medical Billing 101 for Pharmacy Educators

Hosted by the AACP

During this webinar, attendees will gain knowledge on the basics of medical billing, and understand the importance of medical billing competencies in the curriculum. This webinar is a required pre-requisite for the virtual Medical Billing Workshop in November and is intended for any pharmacy faculty member, regardless of prior medical billing knowledge or experience. 

Objectives:

• Explain the importance of medical billing competencies in the curriculum for pharmacy graduates. 
• Describe relationship between payment for services and optimizing pharmacist patient care services. 
• Differentiate between billing pharmacy benefit versus medical benefit. 
• Define key terminology related to medical billing. 

Moderator:

Nidhi Gandhi-Patel
Director of Transformation and Academic Initiatives
AACP

Speakers:

Jennifer Bacci, PharmD, MPH, BCACP 
Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice
University Washington School of Pharmacy

Shanna O'Connor, PharmD, BCACP
 Department Head in Pharmacy Practice
 South Dakota State University