Cardiac Imaging: Compliant coding and documentation strategies
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AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by Radiology Administrator’s Compliance & Reimbursement Insider
presented on July 12, 2006
Heart images continue to improve our ability to investigate coronary diseases and appropriately diagnosis them. With new computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanners capturing ever more detail, the race is on to provide such scans to both physicians and patients.
But who will pay for such expensive images and how will your facility bill for them?
Listen to this audioconference and learn how to improve your facility’s reimbursement for diagnostic cardiac images ranging from MRI to ultrasound, CT to PET. Our speakers will give you strategies to ensure compliant documentation as well as coding and billing information to get you the financial return such imaging investments demand.
Take a look at our agenda
Our speakers will review four main categories of cardiac imaging: coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA), Nuclear Imaging, MRI, and echocardiograms, and discuss the following for each:
- Definitions of new CPT codes
- New local coverage determination (LCD) and coding guidelines
- American College of Cardiology and the American College of Radiology recommendation for ranges of relative value units for category III codes
A question and answer session will follow the presentation.
You'll walk away from this audioconference with practical processes to ensure appropriate documentation, coding, billing, and reimbursement for these procedures. You will also avoid common coding errors such often associated with
- CT of the chest
- Computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest
- CTA of the coronary arteries
Bonus tools you can use right away
Along with your materials package, you'll receive
- a documentation checklist
- documentation examples
- a list of LCDs
- case studies
- helpful links to additional helpful resources
Meet the Speakers
Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, CCS-P, LHRM, is vice president of Southeast Radiology Management in Stuart, FL. She served in different roles during her 14-year career in health information management including medical records coordinator, medical coder, revenue analyst, internal auditor, corporate compliance officer, and consultant. She is a member of the editorial advisory boards for Mammography Regulation Report, Radiology Administrator's Compliance Insider, and the Healthcare Audit Resource Center. She is the author of the Radiology Technologist's Coding Compliance Handbook, as well as several other coding and training handbooks from HCPro.
Stacy M. Gregory, RCC, CPC, is a charge capture and reconciliation specialist with a large healthcare organization in Tacoma, WA, and the sole proprietor and senior consultant for Gregory Medical Consulting Services, also of Tacoma. She has seven years experience as a billing manager, medical coder, coding manager, educator, revenue support specialist, and consultant. She is a member of the editorial advisory board of HCPro’s Radiology Administrators’ Compliance & Reimbursement Insider and a frequent audioconference speaker.
Who should listen?
Radiology administrators, managers, coders and billers, and HIM managers and coders in hospitals, radiology centers, cardiology coders, and cardiology facilities.
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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