The Asian Indians in Nutrition and Dietetics Member Interest Group (AIND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is pleased to bring you a state of the art webinar on reimbursement by one of our own AIND members and current president-elect of the Academy, Lucille Beseler, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE, from Florida. Please save the date. Registration information is below.

Session Title: Reimbursement for Nutrition $services. Are you positioned for success?

Session Speaker: Lucille Beseler, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE

Date: December 7, 2015

Day: Monday

Time: 1:00 pm Eastern/12:00 pm central/11:00 am mountain/10:00 am pacific

Registration:  http://bit.ly/1NwNPVM

*Registration is FREE.

* Note, this session will be presented using VOIP. A phone number will not be available.

Meeting Number: 741 100 388
Meeting Password: AIND 
 

(1) CPEU Credit will be earned for live attendance.

SPEAKER BIO: Beseler is the founder and president of the Family Nutrition Center (FNC) of South FL.  The organization was founded 24 ago years as a multi-faceted practice providing nutrition services in various venues including an office-based, nutrition practice. It includes a wellness division and provides nutrition consultants to hospitals and medical practices.  A division of FNC is Bill it! mnt a Practice and Billing Solutions company designed for RDN’s offering contract negotiations and nutrition billing. Beseler is an expert and pioneer in the area of nutrition reimbursement as a participating provider for insurance companies and Medicare 24 years.  She is current President-Elect of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for the 2015-2016 membership year.

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:  Healthcare delivery and payment systems are changing, requiring changes in the registered dietitian nutritionist’s approach to advocating for the recognition of nutrition services. Learn about new opportunities to get paid for your services in both the public and private market and the Academy resources that are key to your success.

OBJECTIVES:  After this presentation, the attendee will be able to:

1. Describe current trends in healthcare delivery and payment models impacting RDNs and DTRs and 
recognize opportunities to provide nutrition services within these models.

2. Develop business strategies for successful business practice and payment. 

3. Identify new opportunities for payment for nutrition services in the public and private market.

4. Use Academy resources to support advocacy and marketing efforts related to nutrition services inclusion and coverage.

LEVEL - Level 2

LEARNING NEED CODES   7170   7010   7120   7150   1080

Healthy regards,

Rita Kashi Batheja, MS RDN CDN FAND

Online Community Leader, AIND MIG

Sudha Raj, PhD RD FAND

Communications Coordinator, AIND MIG