The Jan. 15 webinar, “Itemization of Medical Debt, Creditors and Medical Providers,” concludes the 10-part ACA Huddle CFPB Rule Series featuring legal and compliance experts. Editor’s note: This article is available for members only.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released part two of its long-awaited debt collection rule Dec. 18 and ACA International is ready to help members continue to unpack its contents and prepare for compliance by Nov. 30, 2021.
The release of the final rule signals the biggest development in the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry since the passage of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act more than 40 years ago.
ACA’s panel of experts is continuing to review part two of the comprehensive rule to provide detailed analysis and compliance resources for members.
As part of that process, ACA is offering daily ACA Huddle webinars complimentary for members sponsored by Neustar, Ontario Systems and Connect International.
ACA kicked off the series of webinars Dec. 21 to provide initial compliance insights and an overview of the requirements from the CFPB, including model validation notices, time barred debt and decedent debt.
Registration for the final webinar on Jan. 15 is open now. Recordings and slide presentations of each webinar will be available throughout the series. ACA members can also download the ACA Mobile app for reminders on upcoming ACA Huddle webinars and listen to the presentations, live or recorded, on the go.
Here is a look at the final webinar in the series and featured speakers:
Itemization of Medical Debt, Creditors and Medical Providers
ACA’s comments during the CFPB’s rulemaking process outlined in detail why new itemization requirements are unworkable for small businesses and for several types of debt, particularly medical. The final webinar in this series will review medical debt collection compliance under the new rule with Pam Kirchner, CEO of BCA Financial Services Inc., and Shawn Gretz, president of Americollect.
Gretz joined Americollect in a sales role in 2003. He received several promotions and became the vice president of sales and marketing and helped introduce early-out services to many of the company’s bad debt clients. As part of the company’s succession plan, he was promoted to president and leads a senior leadership team of nine individuals.
Gretz is an active volunteer for the Health Care Financial Management Association (HFMA) Wisconsin. In 2020, he earned his HFMA Fellowship designation and was appointed to the HFMA National Advisory Council Revenue Cycle Committee for a two-year term. He has been an active volunteer with the American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM) for several years and is a past president of the Wisconsin Chapter.
As chairman of the board, CEO and an owner, Kirchner provides leadership and direction toward the achievement of BCA’s philosophy, mission, strategy and its annual goals and objectives. Kirchner has been employed with BCA for more than 40 years, has extensive knowledge and experience in health care receivables and has provided consulting services to numerous health care organizations throughout her career.
Kirchner has served on ACA’s Board of Directors, the ACA Budget and Audit Committee and the ACA Membership Committee. She participates on the ACA Committee of 100 and has earned ACA’s Scholar Designation. She is the audit chair, a director and past president of the Florida Collectors Association, a founder of Mount Sinai Medical Center and an active member of the AAHAM and HFMA. Kirchner has been named as one of the Top 50 Women-Executives in Florida by the Commonwealth Institute of South Florida and one of the 20 Most Powerful Women in Collections by Collection Advisor Magazine.
With the conclusion of the ACA Huddle series on the CFPB rule, session presentations from part one and part two of the webinars are available for member here.
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