This course discusses a variety of key issues central to becoming an effective, evidence-based clinical educator/supervisor/preceptor. By completing the six modules in this course, learners will explore basic principles and obligations of clinical education. They will be introduced to evidence-based strategies for effective clinical instruction.

From the 2026 Annual Conference in Denver, CO, CAPCSD is presenting the 2026 Virtual Conference on April 9-10, 2026. This virtual conference will feature 10 hours of online sessions by invited speakers and selected presenters on the conference theme, Elevating Excellence.

This introductory level presentation will cover basic principles of health care payment, including working with payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, private/commercial insurers), reviewing fee schedules and insurance contracts, and understanding coding systems (e.g., Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases), as well as provide guidance for efficient and compliant billing and documentation.

Attendees will learn tangible ways to utilize feedback mechanisms and how to best prepare the clinical supervisors associated with their clinical education programs to utilize the feedback tool.

This introductory level presentation will cover basic principles of health care payment, including working with payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, private/commercial insurers), reviewing fee schedules and contracts, and understanding coding systems (e.g., Current Procedural Terminology and International Classification of Diseases), as well as provide guidance for efficient and compliant billing and documentation. This course is specifically designed for graduate students and practicing clinicians with little to no experience in real-world billing and payment across settings.