Advanced Modifiers
Compliance, Auditing, and Documentation Solutions for Hospital Outpatient Departments
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE ON CD OR ON-DEMAND
Sponsored by Briefings on APCs
Presented on Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Appropriate modifier use is always a challenge, and is complicated by the fact that non-coding professionals, such as technicians and clinicians, are often responsible for entering codes into medical records and patient accounting systems. They may not understand the concept or need for modifiers to accurately reflect patient care and to generate compliant billing.
During this 90-minute audio conference, our expert speakers will take a closer look at several common modifiers, identify common mistakes, and explain how to append these modifiers properly for accurate coding.
NOTE: Participants should have basic knowledge of hospital-based modifier applicationLEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the audio conference, you will be able to:
- Explain intent and appropriate use of the modifiers -25, -27, -73, -74, -76, -77, and -78
- Determine financial impact of missed use of these modifiers
- Identify and audit departments that append modifiers
- Identify risk areas and revenue opportunities in your facility
THE AGENDA
- Potential external reviews on documentation and charts
- Modifier initiatives in the 2011 OIG Work Plan
- External auditors including RACs
- Modifier -25
- Reporting procedures
- Documentation guidelines and payer/contractor requests
- System issues
- Modifier -27
- Data capture
- Internal processes to track patients’ multiple visits or procedures
- Modifiers -73 and -74
- Understanding modifiers’ real intent
- Applying the criteria
- Modifiers -76 and -77
- 2011 revisions
- Financial impact from missed use.
- Modifier -78
- Differentiate between separate encounters and unplanned return to operating room
- Financial impact from missed use across hospital-based departments and centers
- Coding, self-auditing claims, and monitoring tips
- A live question and answer session follows the presentation.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CCS, is an AHIMA-certified ICD-10 trainer. She has been coding for more than 25 years, and is the author of HCPro’s The Modifier Clinic: A Guide to Hospital Outpatient Issues – Second Edition (2005).
Sarah L. Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, CPC-H, CCP, FCS, is president/CEO and principal consultant for SLG, Inc., of Raleigh, NC. She is a nationally known speaker and author on the charge description master, CPT®/HCPCS coding, and billing compliance, and has more than 28 years experience in the healthcare industry.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
HIM managers, coding managers and staff, compliance and finance staff, medical records staff, revenue cycle coordinators, chargemaster coordinators, APC and RAC coordinators, clinicians and technicians in hospitals and hospital-based clinics and ASCs responsible for documenting/coding modifiers.
BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you'll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials..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. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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