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AUDIOCONFERENCE ON CD OR AUDIO ARCHIVE

Sponsored by JustCoding.com
presented on November 28, 2007

Do you have time to make sense of the hundreds of new CPT code changes for 2008? Our experts do.
This year the American Medical Association announced that CPT 2008 will include 242 new codes, 298 revised codes, and a wealth of deleted codes —about 25% more changes than last year. The changes include 68 new musculoskeletal codes in the surgery section, new Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes, changes to the integumentary and anesthesia sections, and much more. If you are like most coding professionals, you don’t have time to dissect and understand them all.

Don’t scramble to implement new codes at the end of the year.
This 120-minute audioconference focuses on the new, revised, and deleted CPT codes for 2008. Our expert speakers show you how the CPT coding system has been updated for 2008 so you can be ready to assign the appropriate codes for services provided. In addition, we’ll provide the latest information from the American Medical Association's CPT Symposium on November 14 and 15, giving you an insider's look at the changes.

Note: This is an intermediate-level program. Participants should have a basic working knowledge of the CPT coding system.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA

• CPT 2008 overview
• Major CPT changes by book section
• Rationale for the changes
• Clinical information regarding surgical procedures
• Surgical description

A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of the program, you will be able to

• Identify which sections of the CPT manual saw the greatest number of revisions
• Demonstrate how and when to use the new CPT codes
• Explain the rationale for the changes for 2008

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Cindy Basham, MHA, RN, CPC, CCS is a senior regulatory specialist with HCPro, Inc. and serves as an instructor for both the Certified Coder Boot Camps®, which cover physician and outpatient hospital coding and inpatient hospital facility coding. As a member of the consulting staff, she works with hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers with a particular focus on coding, billing, and compliance reviews/audits. Prior to joining HCPro, Inc., Basham worked for a large hospital system as a compliance auditor where her duties included monitoring and performing audits for coding, compliance, and documentation. She also worked extensively with reorganization of clinical departments.

Shannon McCall, RHIA, CCS, CPC, is director of coding and HIM at HCPro, Inc. where she serves as the lead instructor for two of the Certified Coder Boot Camps®, which cover physician and outpatient hospital coding and inpatient hospital facility coding. As a member of HCPro, Inc.'s consulting staff, she works with hospitals, medical practices, and other healthcare providers on a wide range of coding-related issues. McCall has extensive experience with coding for both physician and hospital services. Before HCPro, Inc., she worked for Per-Se Technologies, a national medical practice management company, where her duties included serving as instructor for Per-Se's in-house coding training and certification program.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 2.0 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. This program has been approved for 2 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!

In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials, as well as a link to the Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Final decision for 2008. These materials are provided with PDF links.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

HIM and medical records directors, managers, coders, and billers; chargemaster coordinators and other CDM staff; clinical managers; finance and compliance managers and staff; physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; physician office coders and medical practice managers; registration managers; healthcare consultants; CPAs; legal advisors; health plan and insurance personnel.

NEW PURCHASE OPTION — AUDIO ARCHIVE
In addition to the regular purchase option for HCPro audioconferences, audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. Audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. Purchase a CD or audio archive of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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