Audioconference on Tape or CD
sponsored by Radiology Administrator's Compliance and Reimbursement Insider
presented on April 25, 2006
Getting paid what you deserve for radiology procedures often comes down to one piece of paper: the order presented at the time of service. If physicians don't provide appropriate language when ordering diagnostic tests, you can lose significant money and risk noncompliance.
Don't take chances with reimbursement or noncompliance. Listen to this 90-minute audioconference and learn what steps you can a take to make sure you get the appropriate documentation you need to code and bill for services performed.
Take a look at our agenda:
- Overview of radiology documentation challenges
- Diagnostic test order guidelines
- Radiology report documentation guidelines
- CPT coding and documentation guidelines
- ICD-9 coding guidelines for diagnostic test
- Medical necessity for diagnostic test
At the end of this audioconference, you will be able to:
Identify appropriate CMS documentation requirements for diagnostic test orders Apply correct coding guidelines for diagnostic tests and accurately assign diagnosis codes for exams Recognize documentation guidelines for radiology reports Utilize documentation needed to support exams billed and the medical necessity of those exams Meet the Speakers
Stacie L. Buck, RHIA, LHRM, is vice president of Southeast Radiology Management in Stuart, FL. She is an experienced medical records coordinator, coder, revenue analyst, internal auditor, corporate compliance officer, and consultant. She is on the editorial advisory board for HCPro's newsletters Mammography Regulation Report, Radiology Administrator’s Compliance Insider, Health Care Auditing Strategies, and is a frequent contributor to Strategies for Health Care Compliance and to Compliance Monitor Q & A’s "Ask the Expert." She is the author of the Radiology Technologist’s Coding Compliance Handbook, the Medical Necessity Training Handbook for Physicians, Medical Necessity Training Handbook for Nurses and Hospital Staff and the ABN Training Handbook for Physician Practices, all from HCPro.
Stacy M. Gregory, RCC, CPC, is a charge capture and reconciliation specialist with Franciscan Health Systems in Tacoma, WA. She has served as a billing manager, medical coder, coding manager, educator, revenue support specialist, and consultant. She is the sole proprietor and senior consultant for Gregory Medical Consulting Services in Tacoma. In addition, she is a member of the editorial board for HCPro’s Radiology Administrators’ Compliance & Reimbursement Insider.
Who should listen?
Coders, auditors, compliance officers, radiologists and technologists in hospitals, radiology practices, and independent diagnostic testing facilities
Program materials
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