Catalog Number : cca1276
Title : E/M Coding: Staying in Compliance
Speaker : Duane Abbey
Duration : 90 minutes
Webplay Recording Date : 12-15-2010
Webplay Price : $ 200 for two weeks viewing
Webinar Objectives:
To review the E/M codes as they
appear in the CPT Manual
- To compare and contrast E/M coding for the
physician professional component versus the hospital technical component
- To appreciate the difference between
new versus established patients for physicians and hospitals
- To understand the differences in E/M coding
for ER physicians and provider-based clinic physicians both primary care and specialty
- To appreciate the physician E/M
documentation guidelines versus the lack of guidance for hospital use of E/M codes
- To review the technical component E/M coding
system principles as enunciated by CMS
- To explore the compliance challenges faced
by both physicians and hospitals for E/M coding and the -25 modifier
- Recognize how to make changes to accommodate
CMSs dropping the use of the consultation codes.
Webinar Outline/Agenda:
- Overview
- E/M Coding Under RBRVS
- E/M Coding Under APCs
- E/M Codes
- Physician Use of E/M Codes
- Hospital Use of E/M Codes
- E/M Coding Guidelines
- Physician Guidelines
- Hospital Developed Guidelines
- Variations for ED and Provider-Based Clinics
- Consultation Code Issues and the
-AI Modifier
- CMS Coding System Principles and Guidance
- CMS Guidelines
- CMS Audit Criteria
- CMS Expectations
- Assessment of National Guideline Development
For Hospitals
- Alternative Approaches
- Point Systems
- Narrative Systems
- Hybrid Systems
- Provider-Based Clinic Challenges
- New vs. Established
- -25 Modifier Utilization
- Case Studies/Exercises
- Sources for Further Information
Target Audience:
- Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel
- Nursing Staff
- Outpatient Service Area Personnel
- Chargemaster Coordinators
- Financial Analysts
- Compliance Personnel
- Auditors
- Nursing Staff
- Physicians
- Other Interested Personnel
Certificate Information:
Upon attending this course you will receive
a 1.5 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a
reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If
you have any questions, please ask your state association.
Refund Policy:
Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been
sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program
.