LIVE AUDIOCONFERENCE
Sponsored by JustCoding.com
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
1:00-2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
12:00-1:30 p.m. (Central)
11:00-12:30 p.m. (Mountain)
10:00-11:30 a.m. (Pacific)
Is your staff over or under-coding lower extremities?
Minimize your risk and maximize your reimbursement!
Peripheral vascular procedures run the risk of over and under-coding, and without the right training for your staff, these problems are inevitable. When it comes to this troublesome specialty, coding staff often capture charges that your hospital/physician practice is not entitled to, or walk away from billable services, supplies, and other revenue you deserve.
To minimize your risk and boost your charge capture, you and your staff need a workable understanding of the anatomy and terminology of the lower extremity. You also need to be able to identify common lower extremity procedures, such as angioplasties arthrectomies, other associated interventions, and billable supplies to code accurately.
HCPro is proud to present this live 90-minute audioconference, tailored to teaching billers and coders— in both the physician and facility settings— accurate peripheral vascular coding techniques. Our experts will deliver a thorough explanation of the lower extremity, including terminology, anatomy, procedural approaches, and necessary modifiers. You’ll also get tips to make sense of physicians’ complex operative reports. Plus, our speakers will teach you what you can— and can’t— code separately, so you’re not at risk for over-coding.
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
This program will cover both physician and facility coding and billing:
- Anatomy review
- Terminology
- Techniques for training staff
- Common lower extremity transvenous/transcatheter procedures: Physician and facility billing
- Diagnostics
- Associated interventions
- Angioplasty
- Arthrectomy, including Silverhawk
- Stent placement
- Billing for hospital supplies
- Problematic modifiers
- Case studies
- Charge capture techniques
A live question and answer session follows the presentation
Note: To best benefit from this program, you should have a basic familiarity with the anatomy and code structure, plus a generally familiar with S&I or radiological supervision and interpretation.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the program, you will be able to:
- Explain some of the terminology, anatomy, procedural approaches, necessary modifiers, etc., for compliant coding/billing of lower extremity interventional vascular procedures, and what CCI edits affect your coding for services in that area
- Effectively interpret operative reports to accurately capture charges and receive all entitled revenue for lower extremity procedures
- Identify billable and non-billable supplies and services from physician documentation
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Jim Collins, CPC-CARDIO, ACS-CA, CHCC, is president of The Cardiology Coalition. He directs the firm's compliance and revenue enhancement services, writes the highly acclaimed Cardiology Coalition Member Newsletter, and develops each of the organization's online coder proficiency tests. Collins has over 14 years of experience working closely with physicians to achieve optimum profitability and regulatory compliance. He limits his practice to cardiology and is a nationally recognized expert in each of the cardiology sub-specialties.
Amy L Wood, CPC, is a coding and reimbursement supervisor at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT. Prior to her current position, she worked as a chargemaster analyst and reimbursement specialist at Yale-New Haven Hospital where her role was focused on coding and reimbursement strategies in the outpatient hospital setting. Wood has been in the healthcare field for nine years and has an extensive medical coding background, including as a medical coding instructor and the 2007 president of the New Haven Chapter of the AAPC.
EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
 | This program has prior approval of the American Academy of Professional Coders for 1.5 Continuing Education Units. Granting of this approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the Academy of the program, content or the program sponsor. |
WHO SHOULD LISTEN:
HIM directors, managers, and coders; compliance managers and staff; chargemaster analysts; financial analysts and billers; physicians, especially cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons; physician practice billing staff
BONUS TOOLS IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive:
- List of commonly used supplies and their related HCPCS codes
- Sample issue of The Cardiology Coalition newsletter
These materials will be provided prior to the program date via e-mail with PDF links. Please download the PDF files before the day of the program.
NEW PARTICIPATION OPTION — AUDIO ARCHIVE
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audioconferences—live, audio CD, or combination packages—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.
DIAL IN TOLL FREE!
Details on how to call will be sent to you via e-mail with your materials package.
CAN'T LISTEN LIVE?
No problem. 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.
PLEASE NOTE
Participation in the call is just $249 per site and allows access to ONE phone line for an unlimited number of people to listen. All materials must be retrieved from the Internet.
- Live orders are assessed a $5 processing fee. CD and combo orders are charged $18 for shipping and handling.
- Audioconference materials will be delivered via e-mail two days prior to the conference and again the day before the conference.
Save money when you purchase multiple copies! Ask your customer service representative about money-saving
discounts and bulk orders. Call toll free 800-650-6787 or e-mail
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