Easing the Audit Burden: Ensure Compliance with Internal Controls

Progressive Business Institute , Last week you were invited to join us for a career-enhancing learning experience. I am excited to send an overview of the presentations that make up this very worthwhile course. Easing the Audit Burden: Ensure Compliance with Internal Controls Course starts October 22, 2014. Learn more and signup here » Presentations include: Internal Controls for A/P: Best Practices to Ensure Compliance and Prevent Fraud Dramatically cut risks and mistakes while ensuring compliance with a strong internal control system. Learn real world examples and best practices to properly organize records and optimize internal controls to be prepared for that next audit. Protect your organization as you improve your A/P processes and functions to detect, prevent and deter costly fraud and errors. Microsoft Excel 2007: Timesaving Power Functions and Formulas Get the most out of Excel by using formulas that simplify your work, identify trends, summarize data and prevent costly errors. Discover crucial statistical and financial Excel functions to easily find information in multiple worksheets and clean up data. Plus, master these key functions – VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH – to save time and ensure accuracy. We have been educating professionals for over 20 years with the most relevant and timely information delivered by leading industry experts. We don't get bogged down in theories; we only teach practical, actionable information that will help you do your job better. Don't miss out; this popular course starts October 22, 2014. Learn more and enroll online here. You'll discover that our courses are highly interactive, flexible, convenient and affordable. You'll enjoy dynamic presentations from America's top experts, interactive discussions, practical, real-world based assignments and much more. Each course is developed expressly for A/P professionals like you to increase your efficiency, enhance your career and maximize cost savings for your company. Now is the time to get the skills you need to help yourself and company get ahead. Enroll today for: Easing the Audit Burden: Ensure Compliance with Internal Controls Course starts October 22. Call toll-free 1-877-477-1755 or learn more and enroll online here Improve your career and earning potential today. Sincerely, Enrollment Director Accounts Payable Expert Certification Program Progressive Business Institute 376 Technology Drive Malvern, PA 19355 1-877-477-1755 (toll free)

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IRS Form 1099: Latest Reporting Requirements for Your 2014 Year End, 10/16 Webinar

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This informative webinar will provide you with everything you need to know regarding your year-end Form 1099 filing requirements before submitting them to the IRS.

Please join us for our 60-minute conference on:
IRS Form 1099: Latest Reporting Requirements for Your 2014 Year End
Thursday, October 16, 2014- 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Need-to-Know Form 1099 Year End Reporting Updates for 2014

• Latest changes to the most important forms and boxes in 1099 reporting
• How FATCA effects W-9 Forms & how to assure your documents are correct
• Why 2014 is the year you must use the IRS TIN Matching system
• Foolproof strategies to capture correct SSN, EIN and TIN for 1099s
• Identify the key changes in W-9/1099 and W-8/1042-S forms and instructions

Best Practices to Keep Compliant with IRS Regulations

• Review sample transactions & determine correct forms & boxes for reporting
• Protocols for setting up new vendors (ICs): Tips to stay compliant
• Data collection & validation issues posed by the new Forms W-9 & W-8

Error-Free 1099 Reporting: Ways to Avoid Risks and Costly Penalties

• How to document independent contractor as reportable or non-reportable
• Avoid B Notices: Tips for TIN verification & IRS e-verify
• Ways to advise payors of their responsibilities
• Latest information on mandatory withholding & capture of reportable payments
• What to do with payments good for both goods AND services

Live Question & Answer Session - Have Your Specific 1099 Questions Answered!


SPEAKER
Steven Mercatante is the principal and founder of TIR Consulting, LLC. He is a nationally recognized leader in tax reporting education and consulting on specialized compliance issues. He has
conducted on-site consultation for corporate clients from across the world and led countless seminars and webinars for Convey Compliance Systems, IAPP, Balance Consulting, The Accounts Payable
Network, and Accounts Payable Now and Tomorrow.

• Mr. Mercatante is a published author, with numerous articles published on tax and financial law, and he has authored and published a series of tax guides on topics such as: W-9/1099 & W-8/1042-S
  compliance and reporting, payment cards, U.S. State & Local Reporting, worker compensation issues, international tax compliance, and more.
• Prior to specializing in regulatory law Steven's legal experience concentrated on corporate and transactional matters, civil litigation, and probate and estate matters.

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CPE Credit Measurement: One CPE Credit (50 minutes)

• IRS Form 1099: Latest Reporting Requirements for Your 2014 Year End
• Live, 60-Minute Webinar
• Thursday, October 16, 2014 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Effective Workplace Investigations: Must-Have Procedures for Your Company 10/17 CPE Webinar

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For professionals concerned with conducting thorough and legally enforceable workplace investigations,
there will be a live, 60-minute webinar:

Effective Workplace Investigations: Must-Have Procedures for Your Company
Friday, October 17, 2014 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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If you don't know how to handle allegations of misconduct in the workplace and investigate them effectively your employees will get their attorneys, the EEOC or DOL involved. How do you conduct a workplace investigation without placing your company at risk for costly litigation? Join us for this 60-minute webinar where you and your colleagues will discover:

• The allegation is made, now what? Keys to handle your investigation
• Step-by-step guidance: How to maintain your investigation on track
• Specific questions you should and shouldn't ask
• The most common investigator mistakes & how to avoid them
• Documentation do's & don'ts: Solutions to avoid legal liability
• What has changed since Vance v. Ball State University

Bonus: Sample Interview Plan and Document List included with presentation

Expert Speaker:

Max Muller has more than 36 years of business experience as an attorney, businessman
and professional trainer.

• In 1990, drawing on his diverse background, he began a consulting practice
  focusing on providing practical solutions in the areas of workplace legalities,
  e.g., equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, FMLA, ADA, COBRA,
  FLSA, ADEA, etc.; safety and health regulatory compliance (OSHA); facilities
  management; and, warehousing/ inventory control.
• He authored several books like The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing,
  Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You
  Need to Know, Second Edition AMACOM Books and SHRM, New York City,
  August 2013.
• He has presented more than 3,000 seminars, webinars and pod-casts
  all over the world attended or listened to by more than 100,000 people.

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sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700 Nashville,
TN, 37219-2417. Web site: nasba.org.

CPE Credit Measurement: One CPE Credit (50 minutes)

* Effective Workplace Investigations: Must-Have Procedures for Your Company*
* Live, 60-Minute Webinar *
* Friday, October 17, 2014 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET *

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FMLA: Answers to the 33 Toughest Questions You'll Ever Face

Confidently Deal with FMLA's Toughest Situations FMLA continues to confound, frustrate and stump even the most experienced HR and Benefits professionals. Why? Because the second you think you have all the rules and regs figured out, the government changes something or makes an addition that results in a new learning curve and updates to your policies and procedures. Add to that employees who try to abuse FMLA and the time-consuming headaches keep piling up. Here's help. This report gives you answers to the 33 toughest FMLA questions you'll ever face so you're prepared for any incident or request that comes your way. Get this report and learn: Health conditions that do, and don't, qualify for FMLA Special considerations you need to take with exempt employees Medical certification forms: 5 things you can always insist on getting Handling intermittent leave so it's not a pain for you or employees Best practices for verifying if FMLA is needed – without going too far

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Swing Beds Management: Key Strategies, Updates and More - Webinar 10/16

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During this live, 60-minute online webinar, your healthcare facility will be provided with the skills necessary to effectively utilize your swing beds to increase patient care & stay compliant with all updated CMS requirements. Join us for:


Swing Beds Management: Key Strategies, Updates and More
Thursday, October 16th, 2014 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Swing Bed Management: Maximize Your Swing Bed Programs

• Swing bed requirements: What's needed to achieve success
• Multidisciplinary care teams: What everyone needs to know
• Specific case studies: Taking a look at successful swing bed programs
• What patients are eligible and who is not for swing bed services

Up-To-Date CMS Requirements Your Staff Must Follow To Ensure Compliance

• Critical staffing requirements for swing bed services
• Why CMS clarified NO Improvement Standard & what it means to you
• Swing bed management mistakes to - strategies to ensure compliance
• Provisions of clinical care - updates you need to know

Keys to Get Your Providers & Network Hospitals On Board & Dedicated

• Post acute care transfer payment policies: What you need to know
• Utilizing effective patient transfer strategies that work
• Critical decisions you may face regarding swing bed services

Interactive Q & A Session: Have Your Specific Questions Answered Live!


YOUR EXPERT SPEAKER:

Dr. Cathy Battaglia is a partner in The Joffit Group, a consulting agency that specializes in health care and health policy. She is a nurse and has over 30 years of health care experience.

• Her expertise is in program development, project management, evaluation and training.
• Dr. Battaglia brings a wide range of management and operations experience to healthcare clients, including managed care, physician practices, hospitals and health coalitions.
• Dr. Battaglia is an assistant professor at the University of Colorado, School of Public Health and conducts community-based research. Areas of interest include health services research, rural
  healthcare policy, and patient outcomes.

* Swing Beds Management: Key Strategies, Updates and More
* Live, 90-Minute Webinar
* Thursday, October 16th, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

Register now for this exciting event by clicking the following link or calling 1-800-964-6033:

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We hope you'll join us.

Sincerely,

Progressive Healthcare
384 Technology Drive
Malvern, PA 19355

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Stop Hostile Behavior from Escalating: Strategies to Keep Everyone Safe, 10/23/2014, Webinar

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During this 60-minute webinar, you will discover proven techniques to identify
aggressive or hostile behavior and ways to de-escalate the situation. This session
will provide you with tools and tactics to defuse a volatile situation, keeping others
and yourself safe, while maintaining control and professionalism.

Stop Hostile Behavior from Escalating: Strategies to Keep Everyone Safe
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

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Program Highlights:

Recognizing Hostility: Knowing If or When to Intervene

• Ways to objectively identify signs of agitation: Tools you can use
• De-escalation do's and don'ts: Taking control without being aggressive
• Body language: How to use stance, mannerisms & gestures as a calming tool

Verbal De-escalation Techniques: Keys to Reducing Hostility

• Stay calm, cool and collected: Talk to vs confront the agitated person
• Ways to keep your emotions in check to help lessen aggression
• How to actively listen to uncover the source of the aggressive behavior
• Keys to respond, not react, to help reduce anxiety and hostility

Beyond De-escalation - What Else Needs to Be Considered

• Be aware of your physical surroundings - keys to staying safe
• Keeping others safe: Know when to remove people not directly involved
• Signs that tell you whether to continue de-escalation or not
• Face-to-face de-escalation may not be the best option - how to tell

Live question and answer session - Have your specific questions answered!

EXPERT SPEAKER

Dr. Michael H. Corcoran was in the law enforcement field for over 34 years
beginning in 1968 and the threat/risk assessment field, when he entered the
United States Secret Service in 1970. Completing his doctorate in 1979 in
Behavioral Science, and utilizing his executive protection experience, he
specializes in identifying and handling potentially violent
subjects/environments and determining the best safety/security environment for
those he protected.

• Dr. Corcoran performs threat/risk assessments, determination of potentials
  for violence and safety/security environmental assessments for governmental
  agencies, law enforcement, Fortune 500 companies, schools and healthcare
  providers worldwide.
• He has spoken internationally, co-authored Violence Assessment &
  Intervention, The Practitioners Guide, has been voir dired as an expert
  witness on identifying violent individuals, and was a co-founder of the
  Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.
• Michael also served as the President of Henley-Putnam University from
  2004-2011, the only accredited school of its kind in the world granting
  Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Protection Management,
  Intelligence Management and Terrorism/Counterterrorism Studies.

* Stop Hostile Behavior from Escalating: Strategies to Keep Everyone Safe
* Live, 60-minute Webinar
* Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET

Register now for this exciting event by clicking the following link or calling
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We hope you'll join us.

Sincerely,
Progressive Healthcare
384 Technology Drive
Malvern, PA 19355

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21 Ways Board Members Can Raise More Money

Get Your Board to Lead by Example and Boost Contributions Who is really responsible for fundraising? The Executive Director, staff members? No, it's the board. Donors and other stakeholders need to see a nonprofit that is led by a board actively involved in fundraising. After all, if the board isn't giving, why should donors? If the board doesn't participate heavily in the fundraising, why should anyone else?. Board members are the ambassadors for your nonprofit. How do you get them to set an example with their own giving and drive fundraising initiatives to raise money from donors? Get this report and learn: Strategies to make your board members feel comfortable making the ask The most powerful and effective way to thank your donors (and lead to repeat gifts) Proven ways to craft fundraising elevator speeches that resonate with donors (and the board will love doing) Increase awareness through your board members' passion for the cause 4 strategies to transform a governing body into a fundraising board

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