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LIVE AUDIOCONFERENCE
Sponsored by Briefings on APCs

Wednesday, May 28
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)

Coding for integumentary services such as closures, flaps, and graft procedures is fraught with potential pitfalls—from poor documentation to confusion over CPT Assistant guidelines and appropriate use of modifiers. Add in the 2008 CPT and HCPCS changes and constantly changing regulations regarding dermal replacements and it’s an area that poses plenty of challenges for HIM professionals.

Help is just a phone call away. Join us for this 90-minute live audioconference and learn practical, hands-on strategies to take control of integumentary service coding. Our expert speakers will explain the proper CPT coding guidelines for skin grafts, closures, and dermal replacements, and reinforce the training with case studies that demonstrate the right way to handle these cases. They will instruct physicians on the necessary documentation requirements for these procedures.

With a stronger understanding of the requirements, your hospital or physician practice can close the gap on lost revenue, strengthen compliance, and lower the risks associated with proving medical necessity requirements for appropriate coding and billing.

Note: This is an intermediate level program. Participants listening to this audioconference should already have a basic understanding of integumentary CPT coding and should bring the 2008 CPT Manual to the program.

TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGENDA:

1. 2008 modifier updates                          
1. Modifiers -22, -59, -78, -25
2. Simple, intermediate, and complex closures
1. Definitions
2. CPT guidelines
3. Case studies
3. Tissue transfers
1. Definitions
2. CPT guidelines
3. Case studies
4. Flaps (skin and /or deep tissue)
1. Pedicle
2. Muscle, myocutaneous or fasciocutaneous
3. Free
4. Other
5. Skin grafts
1. Definitions

• Split thickness skin graft (STSG)
• Full thickness skin graft (FTSG)

2. Epidermal
3. Dermal
4. CPT guidelines
5. Case studies
5. Dermal replacements—critical updates
1. AlloDerm ®
2. Apligraf ®
3. PriMatrix ®
4. Integra ®
5. Oasis ®
6. Strattice™

A live question and answer sessions follows the presentation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this audioconference, you will be able to:

• Define CPT Assistant rules and guidelines for wound closure
• Identify the different types of repairs, closures, and grafts from a clinical and coding standpoint
• Explain the changes and applications of modifiers in 2008
• Explain the issues surrounding dermal replacement products and services
• Guide physicians on appropriate documentation for proper CPT code assignment

MEET THE SPEAKERS
John F. Bishop, PA-C, CPC, MS, CWS is president of Bishop & Associates, Inc., a surgical, medical and coding/reimbursement consulting company, in Tampa, FL. and has been an active surgical physician assistant for 31 years.

Susan Garrison, CPC, CHC, CPC-H, CCS-P, CPAR, is vice president of healthcare consulting services at Magnus Confidential in Atlanta, GA. She has more than 25 years of experience in healthcare management, including the areas of documentation, coding, billing, and reimbursement for both outpatient hospital and physician services.

BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials. These materials will be provided prior to the program date via e-mail with PDF links. Please download the PDF files before the start of the program.

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Coders, billers, HIM directors, physicians (general surgeons, plastic surgeons, dermatology, family practice), nurses, non-physician providers, compliance staff, and auditors.

DIAL IN TOLL FREE!
Details on how to call will be sent to you via e-mail with your materials package.

AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audioconferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.

CAN'T LISTEN LIVE?
No problem. Purchase a CD or audio on-demand 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 prior to the program and again the day before the program.

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