Topics List
All 11 Audio conferences listed below will be included in your BC Advantage Audio Event package.
Please see detailed breakdown of all 11 audio conferences below.
1. 5 Tips for Auditing E/M services
2. Patient Collections
3. Auditing an E/M Inpatient Encounter
4. Medical Identity theft and the laws that apply to your facility
5. Understanding Medicare E-prescribing and PQRI
6. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
7. Utilizing LCDs for Successful Documentation and Billing
8. Countdown to ICD-10
9. Orthopedic Surgical Coding for Shoulder, Back and Knee
10. Interventional Cardiology/Radiology
11. ICD-10 Implementation
Audio 1: 5 Tips for Auditing E/M services.
Presenter: Susan Garrison, CHCA, CHC, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, PCS, FCS, CPAR
Executive Vice President of Med Law Advisors, Inc.
Executive Vice President of Magnus Confidential, Inc.
Executive Director of the Association of Health Care Auditors and Educators (AHCAE)
Time: 48 minutes
Overview:
Susan will share some quick insights on auditing E/M more effectively and help auditors and others with glimpses into some problem areas.
What you will learn:
- 5 tips for auditing E/M
- History Hurdles
- Exam Jams
- MDM controversy
- E.H.R issues
Audio 2: Patient Collections
Presenter: Vanessa Best, CCS-P, CPC
Time: 56 minutes
Overview:
Vanessa will provide an awareness of patient collection strategies that begin at time of registration, appointment scheduling, in office and post visit.
What you will learn:
- Don't lose Sources for Revenue
- Analysis is Using Electronic Statements more expensive than sending on paper?
- Importance of Developing Payment Policy – including sample
- Should our practice accept credit cards?
- The role of front desk in collecting patient payments
Audio 3: Auditing an E/M Inpatient Encounter
Presenter: Susan Garrison, CHCA, CHC, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, PCS, FCS, CPAR
Executive Vice President of Med Law Advisors, Inc.
Executive Vice President of Magnus Confidential, Inc.
Executive Director of the Association of Health Care Auditors and Educators (AHCAE)
Time: 48 minutes w 15 minutes audit time
Overview:
The best way to learn to audit is to audit; therefore, our goals with this program is to share some practical audit applications.
What you will learn:
- Attendee audits a case
- Review the case together, highlighting
- key components
- documentation tips
- education points
- coding
Audio 4: Medical Identity Theft
Presenter: Lisa Asbell, RN, CHP, CITRMS
President and CEO of Identity Theft Resolutions, Inc in FL
Time: 49 minutes
Overview:
To educate practice managers and medical staff about how serious identity theft is and how important training is to keep information safe, employees honest and identities properly verified
What you will learn:
- Medical Identity Theft is the fastest growing type of identity theft. It can be deadly
- The Hi Tech Act is about data breaches and proper notification to patients, Business Associates and HHS
- Your fear should not ONLY be the potential frivolous lawsuits be patients who become victims of identity theft even if it is NOT your fault.
- The Red Flags Rules law is about verification and authentification. Is the patient really who they say they are?
- Staff training is CRUCIAL to mitigation of lawsuits and fines by governmental entities
- Staff training should be conducted by outside consultants who have knowledge of the medical industry, identity theft and the related laws. It should be practical so that it can be clearly understood at any level.
- ore laws are coming and the fines for HIPAA have increased up to 1.5 million
Audio 5: Understanding Medicare E-Prescribing & PQRI
Presenter: Vanessa Best, CCS-P, CPC
President of Precision HealthCare Consultants
Time: 56 minutes
Overview:
To Provide coding conventions and qualification criteria on E-Prescribing & PQRI
What you will learn:
- What are the enrollment criteria for E-Prescribing & PQRI?
- What incentives are available?
- Who are eligible professionals?
- ow is information reported to CMS?
Audio 6: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Presenter: Maxine Inman Collins, MBA, CPA, CMC, CMOM, CMIS
Time: 46 minutes
Overview:
To provide an overview of incentives available under the ARRA for providers who convert to electronic health records and also to provide a review of the new HIPAA regulations under the ARRA.
What you will learn:
- Unprecedented Act signed into law on 02/17/09 by President Obama to jumpstart U.S. economy
- Providers – get your piece of American recovery pie!
- $44,000 available over a 5 year period for eligible providers who are early “meaningful users” of HER in the Medicare program
- Medicaid incentive program for eligible provides who uses electronic health records also available
- Strengthened HIPAA regulations under the Act that y our practice needs to be aware of
- Review of the “HITECH” Act provisions for physician practices
Audio 7: Utilizing LCDs for Successful Documentation and Billing
Presenter: Kathleen Young, CPC, CPMA, CMBS-I
CEO of Resolutions Billing & Consulting, Inc in AZ
Time: 39 minutes
Overview:
To teach billers how to read and report to the physician, the rules presented on Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs)
What you will learn:
- How to locate LCDs
- LCD for 64450
- LCD for 20550
- Appealing a denial based on an LCD
- Synvisc LCD and 20610
Audio 8: Countdown to ICD-10
Presenter: Jacqueline Thelian, CPC, CPC-I
Time: 49 minutes
Overview:
To make the medical community aware how the major changes the 5010 transition and ICD-10 will impact their facilities and practices and the need to start preparing NOW!
What you will learn:
- The Why, What & How of…
- Diagnosis and Procedure Coding
- ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
- 5010 Prerequisite
- ICD-10 implementation activities and timeline for compliance
Audio 9: Orthopedic Surgical Coding for Shoulder, Back and Knee
Presenter: Darlene Boschert, RHIA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, NCMA
Time: 60 minutes
Overview:
You will learn about the different types of surgery for the spine, knee and shoulder and understand how and why different types of surgeries are performed and for what conditions. You will become proficient coding from the operative report for different Orthopedic Surgeries for the spine, shoulder and knee.
What you will learn:
- Are you confused by all of the levels of the spine?
- Learn the In and Outs of the different approaches to the spine.
- Learn about spinal disk prosthesis.
- Learn the key terms of medical terminology for the spine, shoulder and knee.
- Learn the many types of shoulder surgeries.
- Indepth discussion about knee surgery.
Audio 10: Interventional Radiology/Cardiology
Presenter: Betty Johnson. CPC, CPC-I, CCS-P, PCS, RMC, CCP, CIC, CPC-H, CDERC
President of Betty Johnson and Associates based in IL.
Time: 66 minutes
Overview:
Listeners will learn about the correct coding of interventional radiology cases according to CPT guidelines and the importance of complete documentation in the operative note.
What you will learn:
- Cover basic definitions
- Learn coding guidelines for interventional procedures
- Learn the 5 key points to a good operative note for coding/compliance
- Learn by examples how to code for chest interventions
- Have coded diagrams to help with understanding interventions
Audio 11: ICD-10-Implementation
Presenter: Maxine Inman Collins, MBA, CPA, CMC, CMOM, CMIS
Time: 63 minutes
Overview:
To provide an overview of the development of ICD-10, changes that will be happening with the implementation and how you can prepare for it.
What you will learn:
- The differences between ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM
- The development and history behind ICD-10
- Structure of ICD-10-CM
- New features of ICD-10-CM
- General Equivalence Mappings
- Implementation planning
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