American Medical Billing Association - AMBA

American Medical Billing Association - AMBA We are a professional association for medical billers and coders. Let us help you be your personal best!
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We offer medical billing and/or medical coding certification, online courses, free CEUs, monthly newsletter and other educational resources. AMBA offers a national medical billing certification exam for medical billers. We work with independent third party and doctor's office billers from across the nation.

πŸŽ„ Our AMBA Holiday Sale is HERE! 🎁Now through Dec 25 @ 11:59 PM CST, enjoy some of our biggest savings of the year β€” inc...
12/12/2025

πŸŽ„ Our AMBA Holiday Sale is HERE! 🎁

Now through Dec 25 @ 11:59 PM CST, enjoy some of our biggest savings of the year β€” including 50% OFF three of our most popular education products!

✨ 50% OFF Featured Items (Use Code: JOLLY50)

πŸ”Ή 2025 Conference Recordings β€” 12 CEUs + full session library
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πŸ”Ή Marketing Essentials Course β€” grow & market your billing business
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πŸ”Ή Behavioral Health & Psychiatry Billing Summit β€” BH, psych & ABA billing essentials
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🎁 More Holiday Deals:

β€’ 25% off all other courses & materials β€” code ELF25
β€’ BOGO Exams & Study Guides β€” no code needed
β€’ $50 off Starting a Medical Billing Company Summit β€” code SANTA
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πŸ“’ Stay Informed: OIG Exclusion List Compliance Matters More Than EverIn today’s healthcare environment, staying informed...
12/10/2025

πŸ“’ Stay Informed: OIG Exclusion List Compliance Matters More Than Ever

In today’s healthcare environment, staying informed isn’t just smart β€” it’s a critical part of protecting your organization, maintaining compliance, and avoiding costly penalties. One area that is often overlooked is routine screening against the OIG Exclusion List.

Here’s what every billing company, practice owner, administrator, and healthcare provider needs to know:

⚠️ What You Must Know About the OIG Exclusion List

These rules apply to anyone participating in Medicare, TRICARE, or CHIPS, and are enforced by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG).

πŸ›‘οΈ Federal Requirements at a Glance

- Applies to federal health care programs

- Enforced by HHS/OIG

- Providers must screen employees, vendors, and contractors at hire and monthly

- Failure to screen can result in Civil Money Penalties (CMPs) and overpayment liability

πŸ” Best Practice for Compliance

βœ”οΈ Screen every employee, vendor, and contractor
βœ”οΈ Screen upon hire or contract ex*****on
βœ”οΈ Screen every month thereafter
βœ”οΈ Use all federal and state exclusion databases

This ensures no excluded individual is involved in items or services tied to federal health care reimbursement.

By staying proactive, following best practices, and keeping your team educated, you can dramatically reduce compliance risk and maintain the integrity of your billing operations. Consistent OIG exclusion screening isn’t just a requirement β€” it’s a safeguard for the future of your organization.

Link to OIG Exclusion Database:
https://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/

12/09/2025

πŸš€ Ready to Start Your Own Medical Billing Company in 2026?
Our Starting a Medical Billing Company Summit is coming up, and this is your chance to learn exactly how to launch, structure, and grow a profitable billing business β€” the right way.

πŸ“… Live Virtual Summit: January 22, 2026
πŸŽ“ Step-by-step guidance for new and aspiring billing company owners
πŸ’‘ From choosing your business structure to setting prices, defining services, onboarding clients, and avoiding costly mistakes
πŸ’° Designed for anyone who wants to launch confidently and start earning faster

Whether you're new to the industry or finally ready to build something of your own, this summit gives you the roadmap, templates, and clarity you need.

✨ Don’t wait β€” this is the perfect time to build your future.

πŸ‘‰ Save your seat now.
(Price: $199)
Register - https://event.gotowebinar.com/event/23d22d6f-17c7-4954-86fd-91edfec3ac92

🌟 Monday Member Spotlight 🌟Welcome back to our weekly series highlighting the incredible professionals who make up the A...
12/08/2025

🌟 Monday Member Spotlight 🌟
Welcome back to our weekly series highlighting the incredible professionals who make up the AMBA community!

This week, we are proud to spotlight Carla Shekhtman, CMRS β€” an accomplished billing professional, business owner, and dedicated leader within the medical revenue cycle industry.

Carla is a CMRS-Certified Medical Revenue Specialist with 21 years of experience in healthcare billing. She began her career working in a multidisciplinary pain management practice in the Midwest, where she gained a deep understanding of complex billing workflows, payer requirements, and revenue cycle operations.

In 2011, Carla founded Echo Billing Solutions, Inc. (EBS), a company built on the values of accuracy, efficiency, and integrity. As the owner of EBS, she leads a highly skilled team focused on effective claims processing, personalized client service, and transparent communication β€” qualities that have contributed to the long-term success and trusted reputation of her company.

Carla also serves on the AMBA Board of Directors, where she brings her expertise, leadership, and passion for supporting the billing community. Her dedication to advancing the profession and helping practices navigate an ever-changing healthcare landscape makes her an invaluable part of AMBA’s leadership.

Outside the office, Carla is mom to two amazing (and unbelievably busy!) teenage boys. They keep her heart full β€” and her calendar even fuller.

πŸ‘ Please join us in celebrating Carla for her commitment, leadership, and the positive impact she continues to make in the medical billing industry!

Connect with Carla on LinkedIn:
https://zurl.co/BzowQ

πŸ‘‰ Interested in being featured in an upcoming Monday Member Spotlight? We would love to have you!
Apply here: https://zurl.co/IhfBZ

🚨 2026 CPT Updates Are Coming β€” Are You Ready?Join us on December 17th at 11:00 AM CST for a live, CEU-approved webinar ...
12/08/2025

🚨 2026 CPT Updates Are Coming β€” Are You Ready?
Join us on December 17th at 11:00 AM CST for a live, CEU-approved webinar with Christine Hall!

We’ll be covering:
βœ” Key CPT description changes
βœ” Additions, revisions & deletions for 2026
βœ” Specialty-specific impacts
βœ” Documentation insights
βœ” Live Q&A to get your questions answered

πŸŽ“ 1 CEU pre-approved through AMBA, AAPC & PMI
(To receive AAPC & PMI CEUs, you must be logged in and watching the webinar live. Listening by phone-only does not register attendance and cannot earn CEUs.)

🎟 Seats are limited β€” only the first 1,000 attendees can join live!
Register here and make sure to log on early to grab your spot ⬇️
πŸ”— https://zurl.co/Ws89J

✨ Special thanks to Rivet for sponsoring this webinar!

πŸš€ Starting a Medical Billing Company SummitπŸ“… January 22, 2026πŸ•— 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CSTπŸ’» Live Virtual EventπŸŽ“ Approved for 7...
12/05/2025

πŸš€ Starting a Medical Billing Company Summit

πŸ“… January 22, 2026
πŸ•— 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST
πŸ’» Live Virtual Event
πŸŽ“ Approved for 7 CEUs: AMBA, AAPC & PMI
πŸ’° Price: $199
πŸ”— Register Now: https://event.gotowebinar.com/event/23d22d6f-17c7-4954-86fd-91edfec3ac92

πŸ“˜ Full Agenda + Speakers
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

πŸ’¬ Opening Announcements - 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

πŸ—οΈ Laying the Foundation: What to Do First When Starting Your Medical Billing Company
Speaker: Cyndee Weston

Write your business plan
Choose your business structure
Pick & secure your business name
Define your services & offerings
City/county/state licensing requirements
Determine overhead costs
Establish profitable pricing

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM β˜• Morning Break
Announcements & Q&A

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM πŸ“£ Marketing Plan Development
Speaker: TBA (pending confirmation)

Identify your target market & niche
Create your brand identity & message
Build a simple, actionable marketing plan
Effective channels for 2026
Social media, email & website strategy
Referral systems that work
Setting goals & tracking ROI

11:15 AM – 12:30 PMβš™οΈ Policies, Procedures, & Operations
Speaker: Lisa Maciejewski-West

Building internal SOPs
Standardized workflows
Client onboarding/offboarding
Communication expectations
Staff roles & documentation
Tools for efficient operations

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM🍽️ Lunch Break + Sponsor Spotlight

1:00 PM – 2:30 PMπŸ“ Contracting With Providers
Speaker: Matt Catoe

Defining your ideal client
Structuring service agreements
Essential contract clauses
Flat-rate vs. percentage pricing
Scope of work & deliverables
Legal & financial protections
Red flags in potential clients

2:30 PM – 2:45 PMβ˜• Afternoon Break
Announcements & prize drawing

2:45 PM – 4:00 PMπŸ” HIPAA Compliance Plan & Staying Current
Speaker: Heidi Kocher

Required compliance program elements
Administrative/technical/physical safeguards
Training & documentation
Risk assessments
Breach handling & reporting
Staying updated (OCR, OIG, CMS, HHS, AMBA)
Tools for monthly/annual compliance

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM🎀 Guest Panel: Successful Medical Billing Company Owners
Panelists:
Cyndee Weston
Lisa Maciejewski-West

Topics include:
How they got started
Biggest early mistakes to avoid
Best growth strategies
What they wish they knew sooner
Live audience Q&A

πŸ”— Reserve Your Seat ($199):

➑️ https://event.gotowebinar.com/event/23d22d6f-17c7-4954-86fd-91edfec3ac92

🌟 If you work in behavioral health, this is the training you don’t want to miss.Our most popular specialty summit of the...
12/03/2025

🌟 If you work in behavioral health, this is the training you don’t want to miss.
Our most popular specialty summit of the year is now available on-demand β€” giving you the flexibility to learn, earn CEUs, and level up your billing & coding knowledge on your own schedule.

AMBA’s 2025 Behavioral Health & Psychiatry Billing & Coding Summit!

Missed the live event? Get full access to every session, presentation, and CEU opportunity from our July 29th summit β€” now available on-demand for just $179.

πŸŽ“ Earn 7 CEUs (AMBA, AAPC & PMI pre-approved)
πŸ’» Complete recordings + presentations
πŸ“„ Certificate of Completion included
πŸ“¬ Instant access after purchase
🚫 No refunds

Perfect for:
β€’ Behavioral health billers & coders
β€’ Psychologists, psychiatrists, LPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, BCBAs
β€’ RCM teams & billing service owners
β€’ Office managers, administrators & compliance professionals
β€’ New or transitioning behavioral health billers

βœ”οΈ Featured Topics Include:
β€’ Billing & coding for master’s level providers
β€’ Mental health enforcement updates
β€’ Medicare & Medicaid compliance
β€’ Psychiatry billing foundations
β€’ ABA Billing & Coding 101 + bonus RCM handout
β€’ Expert panel discussion

Unlock the full summit today and strengthen your behavioral health billing expertise.
πŸ‘‰ Get access for $179

You can purchase here:
https://zurl.co/tnESG

🎁 Giving Tuesday: Help Us Spread Joy!This Giving Tuesday, AMBA is giving back in a big way.For every item purchased from...
12/02/2025

🎁 Giving Tuesday: Help Us Spread Joy!
This Giving Tuesday, AMBA is giving back in a big way.
For every item purchased from this category now through Friday, we will donate 1 toy to a local toy drive supporting children in need.

πŸ‘‰ Shop the Giving Tuesday Collection:
https://zurl.co/eVlsD

If you’d prefer to participate by donating a toy directly, we would be thrilled and grateful. You can send new, unwrapped toys to:

AMBA
2465 E Main
Davis, OK 73030

We’ll be delivering all donated toys next week to support families in our community. Thank you for helping us make the season brighter for children who need it most. πŸ’–

🌟 The More You Know: 2026 Therapy Code Update 🌟CMS has officially released its 2026 Annual Therapy Code List Update, and...
12/02/2025

🌟 The More You Know: 2026 Therapy Code Update 🌟

CMS has officially released its 2026 Annual Therapy Code List Update, and it includes several important changes that will affect therapists, physicians, NPPs, and any provider billing Medicare for therapy services.

πŸ“… Effective January 1, 2026, updates include key revisions to Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) codes designated as β€œsometimes therapy,” such as:

βœ” Newly added RTM codes
βœ” Updated code descriptors

These changes may impact documentation, billing workflows, and reimbursementβ€”so now is the time to make sure your billing staff is up to speed before the new year.

πŸ”— Full CMS update:
https://zurl.co/eUhCW

Keeping your practice informed today helps protect your compliance tomorrow. ✨

🌟 Monday Member Spotlight 🌟Welcome back to our weekly series where we highlight the incredible professionals who make up...
12/01/2025

🌟 Monday Member Spotlight 🌟
Welcome back to our weekly series where we highlight the incredible professionals who make up the AMBA community!

This week, we are proud to spotlight Trang Nguyen, MCS-P, CMRS β€” a dedicated healthcare professional whose career reflects resilience, growth, and unwavering commitment to excellence.

Trang has served as a Senior Account Manager with Gold Star Medical Business Services since 2015. Before joining Gold Star, she spent over a decade in Human Resources after earning her Associate of Science degree, developing deep expertise in health insurance benefits, workers’ compensation law, payroll law, and labor law.

In 2012, Trang made the decision to transition her career to spend more time with her children. She began working at a chiropractic office as a Front Desk Receptionist, and through hard work and a commitment to learning, she was promoted to Office Manager before the end of the year. During that time, she attended numerous seminars to expand her knowledge of medical billing and compliance, laying the foundation for her future in the industry.

Trang later completed Dr. Mario Fucinari’s Medical Compliance Specialist Certification Bootcamp, where she met Lisa Maciejewski-West, owner of Gold Star Medical Business Services β€” a connection that ultimately shaped the next chapter of her career. Today, Trang holds both the Medical Compliance Specialist–Physician (MCS-P) and Certified Medical Reimbursement Specialist (CMRS) credentials.

Within AMBA, Trang serves on our National Advisory Board, bringing valuable insight and perspective gained through years of hands-on experience in billing, compliance, and practice management. Most recently, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management, further demonstrating her dedication to professional advancement and lifelong learning.

πŸ‘ Please join us in celebrating Trang for her leadership, dedication, and the remarkable impact she continues to make in the healthcare community!

Connect with Trang on LinkedIn:
https://zurl.co/F5pOT

πŸ‘‰ Interested in being featured in an upcoming Monday Member Spotlight?
Apply here: https://zurl.co/IhfBZ

Don't miss out on getting registered for this month's FREE Liles Parker compliance webinar! Are your referral source rel...
12/01/2025

Don't miss out on getting registered for this month's FREE Liles Parker compliance webinar!

Are your referral source relationships truly compliant? Many organizations don’t realize how easily these arrangements can trigger issues with the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Travel Act, or the False Claims Act.

Join attorneys Ashley Morgan and Robert Saltaformaggio from Liles Parker as they walk through what providers need to evaluate in both existing and proposed referral relationships, discuss key safe harbors, and outline essential steps to minimize compliance risk.

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Time: 9:00AM PST | 11:00AM CST | 12:00PM EST
Cost: Free for AMBA members and Liles Parker clients

Registration does not guarantee a seat in the live session. GoToWebinar limits access to 1,000 attendees, so please log in 5–10 minutes early.

Register here
https://zurl.co/NnADR

⏰ FINAL HOURS β€” LAST CHANCE TO SAVE!Our Black Friday Sale ends TONIGHT at 11:59 PM CST, and this is your final opportuni...
12/01/2025

⏰ FINAL HOURS β€” LAST CHANCE TO SAVE!

Our Black Friday Sale ends TONIGHT at 11:59 PM CST, and this is your final opportunity to grab the best pricing of the year.

πŸ”₯ What’s On Sale

βœ” 25% off
β€’ Courses
β€’ Products
β€’ Conference recordings
β€’ Summits

βœ” Exams & Study Guides are BOGO
(No code needed)

πŸ’‘ Promo Codes

BF25 β€” Take 25% off courses & products
50-OFF-CONF β€” Save $50 on 2026 Conference tickets

Address

2465 E Main Street
Davis, OK
73030

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+15803692700

Website

https://www.americanmedicalbillingassociation.com/mental-health-billi

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AMBA offers resources, education and national certification for medical billing (CMRS) and medical coding (CMCS). We work with independent third party and doctor's office billers and coders from across the nation. AMBA has been around since 1998. We hold a national conference in October every year where billers, coders and billing company owners of influence come together to learn and share information, ideas and network. We know that billers absolutely can do a much better job at billing if they understanding coding. That’s why we developed our coding credential. To learn more about AMBA, visit our website at www.americanmedicalbillingassociation.com where we welcome an opportunity to chat with you. Or feel free to email us at amba@ambanet.net or call our office at 580-369-2700.