Hospital Outpatient Wound Care Coding
Updates and Documentation Strategies for Compliance
Product Description:
LIVE AUDIO CONFERENCE
Sponsored by Briefings on APCs
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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)
Following proper guidelines for documentation and CPT code assignment for outpatient wound care is vital for appropriate reimbursement. Our speakers will review new and updated CPT codes for outpatient wound care coding, give you strategies to improve documentation and coding accuracy, explain which services can be reported separately, and discuss coverage and coding for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO).
NOTE: Participants should have a basic understanding of hospital outpatient wound care.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the conclusion of this audio conference, you will be able to:
- Describe compliant documentation and coding practices for outpatient wound care
- Determine appropriate use for multi-layer compression CPT code
- Explain HBO coverage requirements
- Identify whether individual MACs/FIs cover specific wound care services
AGENDA
- New CPT services for 2010: Multi layer compression system
- Documentation required for procedures
- Debridement in the outpatient setting
- Local coverage determination (LCD) differences
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) reimbursement
- CMS’ trends in coverage of HBO services
- Requirements for providing HBO
- Bundled and combined services in wound care and HBO
- Case studies
- Live Q&A
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Gloryanne Bryant, BS, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCDS, is the regional managing director of HIM (Revenue Cycle N. California) for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA, and is responsible for coding, education, CDI and HIM operations for 21 acute care hospitals. She is a member of the editorial advisory board for Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies, and has more than 30 years of experience in the HIM profession providing education to coders, physicians, and other hospital staff on IPPS, DRGs, HCCs, ICD-9-CM , CPT coding and clinical documentation improvement.
Gloria Miller, CPC, is vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, Inc., in Tacoma, WA, and assists hospitals with correct documenting, coding and billing for wound care and hyper baric services. She has 25 years of experience in healthcare reimbursement including durable medical equipment, hospital billing, skilled nursing facility billing, and infusion pharmacy billing.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
HIM managers, coding managers, outpatient coding staff, wound care clinic coding specialists, coding compliance auditors, chargemaster staff, billers, patient registration, compliance and finance officers, revenue cycle coordinators.
PROGRAM MATERIALS
Program materials will be provided with PDF links via e-mail four days prior to the conference and again on the day before the conference. Please download the PDF files before the day of the program. You will also be provided with the National Coverage Determination (NCD) Policy for HBO treatments: Medicare guidelines for charging and documenting and a pre-qualification checklist for patient being considered for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
AUDIO ON-DEMAND
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audio conferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, 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.
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 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 $259 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. Audio conference materials will be delivered via e-mail four days prior to the conference and again on the day before the conference.
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